Border Czar Tom Homan has no tears for the uptick in deportations since Trump took office. He responded to a viral video of Selena Gomez breaking down in tears over deportations.
In a since-deleted video, Gomez condemned the move to secure the Southern border and eject anyone who came across illegally. She called the move an attack on people.
"All my people are getting attacked, the children," Gomez said while in tears. "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 was a producer for the Netflix documentary Living Undocumented. She also previously shared that her aunt crossed into the U.S. illegally. So she has strong ties to the community. Following strong reactions, Gomez deleted the video. She later uploaded to her Instagram story, "Apparently it's not ok to show empathy for people."
Following the outburst, Homan appeared on Fox News and discussed the viral video. He had no apologies for the actor.
Tom Homan Fires Back
He said the administration is determined to strengthen the border and national security, calling it the good of the American people. He said, "It is all for the good of this nation. And we're gonna keep going. No apologies. We're moving forward."
"I don't think we've arrested any families. We've arrested public safety threats and national security threats, bottom-line," he said. "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."
He said that the administration will continue to do the job that it needs to. Besides Gomez, others have also commented publicly on the deportations. Pope Francis said, "If [the mass-deportation policy] is true, it will be a disgrace, because it makes the poor wretches who have nothing to pay the unpaid bill. It won't do. This is not the way to solve things."
Meanwhile, commentator Charlie Kirk wrote in response to Gomez's video, "Where was the sobbing over the 100,000 Americans dead from fentanyl poisoning? Where were these tears over the 340,000 children who went missing after being trafficked over our border? Why wasn't there a breakdown for Rachel Nungary, Rachel Morin, or Laken Riley? I guess those Americans weren't 'your people?'"
