Wed Jan 29 17:29:55 IST 2025: ## Pop Star Selena Gomez Mocks Deportation Calls After Showing Empathy for Immigrants

**Los Angeles, CA** – Actress and singer Selena Gomez has responded with humor to calls for her deportation after expressing sympathy for immigrants affected by the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Following a video where Gomez tearfully expressed concern for the treatment of immigrants, failed Utah Republican Senate candidate Sam Parker called for her deportation.

Gomez, whose paternal grandparents immigrated from Mexico, responded on social media, writing, “Thanks for the laugh,” before deleting the original video amidst a wave of conservative backlash. The video showed Gomez stating, “I just wanted to say that I’m so sorry. All my people are getting attacked, the children. I don’t understand.”

Parker, in several social media posts, accused Gomez of an “entitlement attitude” and referred to her as the “descendant of Mexican illegals.” His comments sparked outrage, particularly given Gomez’s grandparents’ legal immigration to the US in the 1970s and her own birth in Texas.

Trump administration officials, including border czar Tom Homan, defended the raids, stating they targeted individuals with criminal records, ignoring reports of Indigenous Americans being detained. Homan urged those opposed to the policies to seek legislative change.

Gomez, a successful singer and actress with a No. 1 album and an Emmy-nominated TV series, later added on social media, “Apparently it’s not OK to show empathy for people.” The incident highlights the ongoing political debate surrounding immigration in the US and the intense reactions it can generate.

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