The star, who has Mexican heritage, sobbed uncontrollably on camera, adding: “I wish I could do something but I can’t.” She captioned her video with “I’m sorry” alongside a Mexican flag emoji.

But Tom Homan, responding to Gomez and others with similar views, 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.”

Trump ordered a nationwide immigration crackdown after returning as president, with 956 arrests on Sunday, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Gomez deleted her original Instagram video but returned to social media to respond to her critics, writing: “Apparently it’s not OK to show empathy for people.”

She later also removed the follow-up message as well.

Homan, a veteran immigration official and ex-police officer, told Fox: “We’re going to make our community safer… It is all for the good of this nation. And we’re going to keep going. No apologies. We’re moving forward.”

He said they had only arrested “public security threats and national security threats, bottom line”.

In a second Fox interview, he questioned where Gomez’s tears were for sex trafficking victims.

“We got a half a million children who were sex trafficked into this country, separated from their families, put in the hands of criminal cartels to be smuggled into the country. This administration can’t find over 300,000. Where’s the tears for them?”

Many of Gomez’s fans defended her, as did rapper Flavor Flav, who posted on X: “Team Selena Gomez. Again. That woman is always so brave to share her truth, and so many are quick to bully her.”

But others, including Trump-supporting TV host Megyn Kelly, were not impressed.

“She deleted it after her fans taught her that the majority of the country stands behind these policies, but I’m sure she was shocked to get any blowback whatsoever,” she said on Monday’s episode of The Megyn Kelly Show.

Gomez hails from Texas and has more than 400 million Instagram followers.

In 2019, she fronted a Netflix documentary series called Living Undocumented, which followed eight immigrant families in the US.

She currently stars in hit Disney TV series Only Murders in the Building, and recently received a Bafta nomination for her role in musical film Emilia Perez, which leads this year’s Oscar race.

The actress and singer posted a picture of a large engagement ring on Instagram, with the caption “forever begins now”.

It comes after the couple confirmed their relationship last year.Pop star Taylor Swift was among the famous figures to offer congratulations.

Two-time Grammy-nominated Gomez posted further pictures of her beaming, wearing the ring, and one of Blanco embracing her in what appears to be a closet.

“Hey wait… that’s my wife,” Blanco commented on the post.

Swift replied: “Yes I will be the flower girl.”Rapper Cardi B, actresses Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston and Suki Waterhouse, and singer Lil Nas X also sent well wishes.

In an Instagram Story shared with her 423 million followers, the most-followed woman on the app also revealed a video showing her ring to loved ones on the phone.”Yes to this,” she can be heard saying, evoking screams on the other end of the video call.

Gomez and record producer Blanco had collaborated on songs I Can’t Get Enough in 2019 and Single Soon in 2023, before announcing their relationship.

Blanco, who has also worked with the likes of Rihanna, Calvin Harris and Justin Bieber, was effusive about his love on the Drew Barrymore Show back in May.

“She’s just like the best, most genuine person,” he said on the chat show.

“Everything is completely real. Everyday when I wake up, I, like, walk by the mirror as I’m, like, walking to her and I ask myself, ‘How did I get here’…”She’s one of the sweetest, one of the most charming, one of the most humble people I’ve ever met.”

Come & Get It singer Gomez was previously in a high profile on-and-off relationship with fellow singer Justin Bieber. She also dated singer The Weeknd in 2017.The Texas-born star rose to fame as a child actress on Barney and Disney Channel, before forging a career as a singer and in acting.This year she joined the billionaire celebrity rich list, according to Bloomberg, amassing a $1.3bn (£1bn) fortune – mainly deriving from her Rare Beauty make-up company.

On Monday, she received two Golden Globe nominations – one in the best supporting actress category for her role in operatic musical Emilia Pérez and the other for best actress in a TV series, musical or comedy, for her recurring role in Only Murders in the Building.