Trump's pal aims fire at Selena Gomez after she sobs amid deportation row
Tom Homan, who is Donald Trump's border tsar, issued a scathing response to a video in which Selena Gomez is seen breaking down in tears amid reports of a mass deportation policy
Tom Homan, who is Donald Trump's border tsar, issued a scathing response to a video in which Selena Gomez is seen breaking down in tears amid reports of a mass deportation policyA tearful Selena Gomez deleted a video in which she shared her dire fears (
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Donald Trump's border tsar insisted the US government has "no apologies" for anyone affected by a purported mass deportation policy.
Tom Homan alluded to a moving video in which Selena Gomez, 32, is seen breaking down in tears as she shares her concern about the policy. Gomez, who has previously referred to herself as Mexican-American, said: "All my people are getting attacked. The children. I don't understand" in the video which she has since deleted off her social media.
Mr Trump, 78, has for months stressed a deportation policy would happen on his first day back in office and now, around one week into his second stint as US President, wheels appear to already be in motion.
His "border tsar," former law enforcement officer Mr Homan, said yesterday: "If they don't like it, then go to Congress and change the law. We're going to do this operation without apology."
Tom Homan has spearheaded huge changes in the US (
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The 63-year-old politician's scathing comments on Fox News come as raids have already happened across the US to displace desperate citizens. They have been put on government flights out of the country, and more are set to be sent packing in the coming weeks.
Mr Homan added: "We're gonna make our community safer... It is all for the good of this nation. And we're gonna keep going. No apologies. We're moving forward."
Donald Trump speaks to reporters during his first week in his fresh stint as US President (
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But Gomez, who was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA for her role in film Emilia Pérez last year, had shared her fears of family separations. The star, who was born in Texas to a father of Mexican descent, captioned her Instagram post: "I'm sorry [Mexican flag emoji]."
"All my people are getting attacked, the children. I don't understand. I'm so sorry, I wish I could do something but I can't. I don't know what to do. I'll try everything, I promise," Gomez said in the since-deleted recording on Monday.
Mr Homan, though, denied children are being targeted and doubled down that the administration is working to deport illegal migrants with criminal records. He added: "I don't think we've arrested any families. We've arrested public safety threats and national security threats, bottom-line.
"President Trump won the election on this one issue - securing our border and saving lives. What happened on our southern border in the last four years is the biggest national security threat our county has seen, at least in my lifetime."