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Selena Gomez says advocating for justice isn't 'for the faint of heart' after backlash over sobbing about ICE raids


Selena Gomez is not backing down from using her platform to advocate for mental health and social justice.

In response to the former Disney Channel star's post about the immigration raids, the White House shared a video titled: 'Moms of Victims of Illegal Aliens SLAM Selena Gomez: You Didn’t Cry for Our Daughters.' At the time, the former Disney Channel star, who was born in Texas, opened up about her family's own immigration story, which began in the 1970s when her aunt crossed the border from Mexico to America hidden in the back of a truck. Although the Only Murders in the Building star did not address the public outcry over her since-deleted video in her latest interview, she did reflect on initially feeling scared 'to be that vulnerable' about her 'own personal mental health' (pictured last month)

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