Selena Gomez laughs off Republican calling to ‘deport’ her over Ice raid video

Texas-born actor says ‘Thanks for the laugh’ after politician attacks her over video expressing sympathy for immigrants

Selena Gomez – the Texas-born pop star and actor whose paternal grandparents are from Mexico – has laughed off a failed Republican US Senate hopeful’s call for her to be deported from the country after she recorded a video of herself expressing sympathy for people affected by Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Responding to a comment from the former candidate that she should be “deported” over her video, Gomez took to social media and wrote in part: “Thanks for the laugh.”

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