Grieving mothers who lost their children to unfathomable violence at the hands of undocumented migrants hit back at Selena Gomez in a video shared by the White House.
The songstress, 32, shared an emotional video to her Instagram earlier this week in which she sobbed in response to President Donald Trump's deportation of migrants.
She was quick to remove the video from her social media page, which boasts some 422 million followers, but it sparked overwhelming backlash from Republicans and MAGA supporters.
An ongoing saga has erupted in the wake of the clip which now sees the release of the video which highlights three moms whose children were killed by undocumented migrants.
The video begins with Tammy Nobles speaking out. Her daughter Kayla Hamilton was murdered in July 2022 by a gang member.
Nobles addresses Gomez directly saying: 'You don't know who you're crying for.
'What about our children who were brutally murdered and raped and beat to death and left on the floor by these illegal immigrants?'
Tammy Nobles' daughter, Kayla Hamilton, was killed in July 2022 by a gang member
Alexis Nungaray's 12-year-old daughter, Jocelyn, was killed in June 2024
Patty Morin's daughter, Rachel, was killed in August 2023
In her video, Gomez broke down in tears saying: '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'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', she said in between heavy sobs.
But some of the parents of children killed believe Gomez display of emotion was all for show.
Alexis Nungaray, whose 12-year-old daughter Jocelyn was murdered in June last year adds: 'It's hard to believe that it's actually genuine and real because she's an actress.'
Her words are backed by Patty Morin, who lost her daughter Rachel in August 2023, adding: 'I just feel like it's a ruse to deceive people and to garner sympathy for lawlessness.
'No one has stood up except for us mothers to cry out about our children. President Trump genuinely cares for the American people and he cares for the American family. We stand with Donald Trump and making America safer again.'
The video continues to interchange between the three devastated mothers.
'My daughter was a child. There's many other children whose lives were taken due to people who cross here illegally,' Nungaray states.
Tammy Nobles' daughter Kayla Hamilton, 20, was brutally raped and murdered by a gang member
Jocelyn Nungaray, 12, was strangled to death last year
Rachel Morin, 37, was found dead off a popular hiking trail in August 2023
'It's only been two weeks since he's been in office and he's taking accountability, making moves and making things happen. I truly appreciate everything Donald Trump has done.'
Her adulation of Trump is shared by Nobles who praises the president.
'I am so happy Trump won. I'm so glad that this is one of the first bills to help with immigration,' she says.
'What about our children who were brutally murdered and raped, and beat to death and left on the floor by these illegal immigrants? They didn't cry for our daughters,' Nobles adds.
Selena Gomez's video did not sit well with many social media users, who were quick to slam her for not using her reported net worth of $1.3 billion to take action herself.
People branded her 'shallow' and 'narcissistic' on X.
Earlier this week Selena, who is of Mexican decent, sobbed on camera in response to President Donald Trump 's mass deportations of undocumented immigrants
Gomez has reportedly now lost more than 800,000 Instagram followers as a result of her outburst following a conservative backlash.
Trump's border czar Tom Homan went on to issue a scathing response to her meltdown.
He told Fox News: 'If they don't like it, then go to Congress and change the law. We're going to do this operation without apology.'
'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.'
