A Mexican woman living in the United States has gone viral after posting an emotional video to TikTok in which she said she regrets voting for former President Donald Trump. The video came after she learned that her entire family could be deported.
According to the BBC, the Trump administration has taken more than 21 steps to change the U.S. immigration system. These include new rules for how people are arrested and removed from the country.
On Sunday, January 26, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 956 people in a nationwide operation. It was the largest number of arrests in a single day since Donald Trump returned to office.
These actions have caused fear among undocumented immigrants. Some are afraid to go to work or even leave their homes.
One of them is Mayra Alejandra Luna, a Mexican woman who shared her story on TikTok. In the video, she cried while explaining that she had trusted Trump during the election and believed he would support Latinos.
“This is crazy, we voted for Trump, we trusted him, his word, what he promised Latinos,” she said.
Luna added that many Latino workers at her job were now staying home because they were afraid of being arrested.
“I hate that I voted for him. Now I fear for my family and their families. We must come together and do something about this,” she said.
The video received more than 100,000 views and over 6,000 comments. Many people criticized Luna, pointing out that Trump had been clear about his immigration policies.
One user wrote, “He’s doing exactly what he said he was going to do,” while other commented “This is exactly what you voted for.” Others showed sympathy, while some saw it as a warning to other voters.
The video surfaced just as the first group of people deported from the U.S. arrived in Colombia, following a recent diplomatic issue.
Trump received about 46 percent of the Latino vote in the last election, according to The Washington Post—a record number for a Republican candidate. But now, but many of those voters are expressing regret as deportations increase.