Days after singer-actor Selena Gomez was seen crying in a video over the Trump administration’s mass deportations, the White Home on Saturday shared a clip that includes three girls whose youngsters had been allegedly “murdered by unlawful aliens”, a time period used for undocumented immigrants.
“You do not know who you are crying for. What about our kids who had been brutally murdered, and raped and overwhelmed to dying and left on the ground by these unlawful immigrants?,” Tammy Nobles, the mom of Kayla Hamilton who was reportedly killed by an El Salvadoran nationwide in 2021, mentioned within the video posted on White Home’s official X deal with.
“You did not cry for our daughters,” she added.
“Kayla Hamilton, Jocelyn Nungaray, and Rachel Morin had been murdered by unlawful aliens. Their brave moms had one thing to say to Selena Gomez and people who oppose securing our borders,” the White Home mentioned within the caption.
Kayla Hamilton, Jocelyn Nungaray, and Rachel Morin had been murdered by unlawful aliens.
Their brave moms had one thing to say to @SelenaGomez and people who oppose securing our borders. Watch ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/KfsqQGwhqj
— The White Home (@WhiteHouse) January 31, 2025
In a now-deleted Instagram video, Ms Gomez, whose father is Mexican, described the arrests of unlawful immigrants as an assault on “all my folks”.
“All my persons are getting attacked, the kids. I do not perceive. I am so sorry, I want I might do one thing however I am unable to. I do not know what to do. I will strive every part, I promise,” she mentioned as she broke down in tears within the video posted on January 27.
The caption on her video learn, “I am sorry,” and included a Mexican flag emoji. She, nonetheless, deleted the clip after backlash.
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Alexis Nungaray, whose 12-year-old daughter Jocelyn was killed final yr, mentioned it was “laborious to imagine” Ms Gomez within the video as “she’s an actress”.
“Seeing that video, it is laborious to imagine that it is truly real and actual as a result of she’s an actress. My daughter was a toddler. There are lots of different youngsters whose lives had been taken as a consequence of individuals who cross right here illegally,” she mentioned.
Patty Morin, whose daughter Rachel was reportedly killed in 2023, mentioned Ms Gomez’s video was “only a ruse to deceive folks and to garner sympathy for lawlessness”.
The three girls additionally thanked Donald Trump for motion in opposition to unlawful immigration inside days of taking workplace on January 20 and mentioned he’s “making issues occur”.
“President Trump genuinely cares for the American folks and the American household,” Ms Morin mentioned, as she vowed to face by him to “make America safer once more”.
X Customers Slam White Home For Selena Gomez Video
The White Home, nonetheless, was slammed for the video, with a number of X customers saying it was “inciting anger in the direction of” Selena Gomez.
“That is disgusting – the WH official account is right here shaming and inciting anger in the direction of a person American. Neglect the politics right here – if you happen to suppose it is okay for the WH to assault a citizen like this you are in for a impolite awakening when the dictator comes at you,” a person mentioned.
“That is so grossly inappropriate and peculiar placing a goal on Selena’s again by utilizing the White Home to personally assault a personal citizen. I hope she sues y’all,” wrote one other.
Many customers additionally mentioned the White Home’s video was “very inappropriate and unprofessional”.
Earlier this week, Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, additionally reacted to Selena Gomez’s video and dismissed the criticism of raids carried out by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
“I do not suppose we arrested any households. We have arrested public security threats and nationwide safety threats,” he mentioned.
“No apologies. We’re shifting ahead to make our communities safer,” Mr Homan concluded, citing the potential discount in fentanyl deaths, “unlawful alien” crimes, and human trafficking as outcomes of stricter border enforcement.
