Donald Trump’s border tsar insists that the US government has “no apologies” for anyone affected by a purported mass deportation policy.
Tom Homan alluded to moving footage showing Selena Gomez, 32, 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 demanded a tougher deportation policy from 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, reports the Mirror.
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.”
The 63-year-old politician’s scathing comments on Fox News come as raids have already taken place 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 and months ahead.
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.”
However 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 due to the policy. The star, who was born in Texas to a dad 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 that kids are being targeted and doubled down that the administration is working to deport illegal immigrants 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.”
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