Selena Gomez encountered criticism following her recent post.
It has been reported that Selena Gomez has lost more than 700,000 followers on Instagram after she shared a video addressing Donald Trump’s latest executive orders.
Since assuming office nearly two weeks ago, President Trump has certainly polarized public opinion with various changes he has implemented in the governance of the United States.
The 47th president has already altered immigration policies and has even renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, among other actions.
The singer expressed her distress regarding the new executive orders by posting a video of herself in tears online last month.
An executive order signed by Trump is believed to have the potential to affect and deport millions, leading Gomez to express her concerns for those individuals.
Visibly emotional, the 32-year-old stated, “I’m deeply sorry. My community is under attack. The children, I cannot comprehend this. I wish I could take action, but I feel powerless. I am uncertain about what steps to take. I will exhaust all options, I assure you.”
Shortly thereafter, the actor removed the video and posted a follow-up message: “It seems that showing empathy for others is not acceptable.”
CritiqueJeu recently examined Gomez’s social media presence and discovered that the star has reportedly lost over 700,000 followers on Instagram in the past month.
According to the Daily Mail, Paul Lenglet, co-founder and editor of CritiqueJeu, remarked, “Selena Gomez concluded 2024 on a high note, but the beginning of 2025 has proven to be quite challenging for her.
“The actress has encountered significant criticism regarding her role and performance in Emilia Pérez, a film that was directed and filmed in Paris, yet tells a story set in Mexico.”
After conducting an analysis of the data from all of Gomez’s social media platforms, CritiqueJeu reported a decline of 808,500 followers over the past month.
Tom Homan, the former director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has been designated as the ‘border czar’ for the Trump administration, with the responsibility of reducing immigration into the United States.
Homan elaborated on the deployment of military personnel to assist at the Mexican border, emphasizing that Trump is conveying a decisive message to the international community: “our borders are closed.”
He stated, “If you are present in the country unlawfully, you are subject to enforcement, as it is unacceptable to violate the laws of this nation.”
Homan further noted, “It is important to recognise that every instance of illegal entry into this country constitutes a violation of Title Eight, United States Code 1325, which is classified as a crime.”
Trump’s new deportation and immigration policies explained
The 78-year-old stated he will embark on the ‘largest deportation programme in history’, claiming he will deport ‘maybe as many as 20 million’ people.
“We will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came,” he said.
Who is being targeted for deportation?
The president said migrants accused of crimes will be the first targets of the policy, but that all migrants illegally on US soil could also be subject to deportation.
Collateral arrests
The policy also means that undocumented migrants who haven’t been accused of any crime but were found near to people who have could also be arrested in a move known as ‘collateral arrests’.
Trump’s administration said deportations would begin ‘very quickly’, although it’s likely he will need the help of Congress to provide extra funding to actually carry it all out.
What powers do law enforcement now have?
Trump has ordered the likes of the FBI, DEA, ATF, US Marshals and the Bureau of Prisons to trawl through their databases for information on undocumented migrants such as possible locations.
The president has also told federal officials to investigate any local authorities that get in the way of his new policies clamping down on immigration.
On top of that, the administration announced it was revoking a policy which prevented arrests at protected locations such as schools and churches.
Trump’s other immigration policies
Refugee travel ban
Prior to his inauguration, Trump vowed to expand his most controversial immigration policies – including the ban on travel for refugees and travellers, particularly those coming from Muslim countries.
“We will seal our border and bring back the travel ban,” he previously said. “Remember the famous travel ban? We didn’t take people from certain areas of the world. We’re not taking them from infested countries.”
Ending birthright citizenship
In another executive order, the POTUS also announced his intentions to end birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants.
However, a District Court Judge in Seattle described the potential alteration to birthright citizenship as ‘blatantly unconstitutional’, preventing it from going into full force without facing immediate legal challenges.
Halting ‘all illegal entry’ into US
During his inauguration address, the Republican announced his plans to ‘halt’ all ‘illegal entry’ into the States.
Another executive order suspended the entry of undocumented migrants to the US under any circumstances claiming that those who do make it to US soil ‘are restricted from invoking’ provisions like asylum.
‘Remain in Mexico’ programme reinstated
Another executive order has restarted the ‘Remain in Mexico’ programme, which requires non-Mexican asylum seekers to await their US hearing dates inside Mexican territory.
