Selena Gomez is speaking out as President Donald Trump‘s administration continues to put a focus on immigration.
Following Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration, he signed a number of executive orders that laid the groundwork for mass deportations across the country. In response, the Emilia Pérez actress—who has proudly put a spotlight on her Mexican heritage over the years—broke down in tears in an Instagram Story video Jan. 27 as she told her followers, “I’m so sorry.”
“All my people are getting attacked,” she cried. “The children, they 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,” Gomez concluded, “I promise.”
The 32-year-old captioned the video, which has since been deleted, “I’m sorry,” along with a Mexican flag emoji.
In a follow up Instagram Story, Gomez, a third-generation American-Mexican, seemingly addressed criticism of her video, writing, “Apparently it’s not ok to show empathy for people.”
