Selena Gomez weeps over deportation of Mexicans under Trump administration
Washington, D.C.: Singer and actor Selena Gomez shared an emotional video addressing the deportation of Mexicans following US President Donald Trump’s recent immigration crackdown. In a video posted on her Instagram Stories, which was later deleted, Gomez was seen crying, apologising to those affected by the deportations, and expressing her helplessness.
“I’m so sorry. All my people are getting attacked — the children. I don’t know what to do. I’ll try everything, I promise,” said Gomez, who comes from Mexican immigrant parents. She accompanied the video with a “Sorry” note and the Mexican flag.
The video, shared on platforms like X (formerly Twitter), sparked mixed reactions. While some criticised Gomez, questioning why she recorded herself crying, others supported her, highlighting her empathy and inability to help on a larger scale.
Gomez later posted and deleted another note on Instagram, stating, “Apparently it’s not ok to show empathy for people.”
This is not the first time Gomez has addressed immigration issues. In 2019, she produced the Netflix documentary Living Undocumented, exploring the challenges faced by undocumented families in the US.
The deportations follow Trump’s vow to implement the largest deportation wave in US history. According to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico has received around 4,000 deported migrants since Trump resumed office, with deportation figures aligning with prior trends.
Selena Gomez just posted a video crying about deportations, but deleted it after outrage from fans…. pic.twitter.com/xRTO8x4ND5
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
