Eva Longoria complains about ICE deportations and LA raids from her Spanish home after quitting ‘dystopian’ US

By ADAM S. LEVY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Published: 01:13 BST, 11 June 2025 | Updated: 01:21 BST, 11 June 2025

Eva Longoria delivered on passionate message about the ongoing unrest stemming from the ICE deportations and demonstrations in Southern California – from what appeared to be the comfort of her Spanish mansion.

Longoria, 50, spoke about the issue to her 10.6 million Instagram followers in an extended clip on Tuesday, admitting that while she was not physically in Los Angeles, her heart was with everyone impacted by the ongoing events.

The stunning star – who played the role of Gabrielle Solis on 180 episodes of the popular ABC series Desperate Housewives from 2004–2012 – was seated in a room that appeared to be from her Spain home.

Longoria said the unfolding events were ‘hard to witness from afar’ – indicating she was likely at her home in Spain.

‘I can’t imagine what it’s like to be in Los Angeles right now,’ the Corpus Christi, Texas-born star added. ‘I can’t believe it’s happening in Austin, Texas. I can’t believe it’s happening all over the country.

‘And the comments and people’s reactions to it is really so surprising to me because it is un-American.’

Eva Longoria, 50, went on a passionate message about the ongoing violence stemming from the demonstrations in Southern California – from what appeared to be the comfort of her Spanish mansion 

Longoria said the unfolding events were ‘hard to witness from afar;’ pro and anti-Trump protesters pictured demonstrating in Southern California Tuesday 

The Mexican-American star said she was in the state of shock watching the events unfold, saying it went against the basic tenets America’s forefathers laid out.

‘We all can agree nobody wants criminals in our country, nobody wants rapists, nobody wants drug dealers, nobody wants bad actors in our country – that’s not what’s happening,’ said the Golden Globe-nominated actress.

Longoria said that President Donald Trump was overreaching in his actions, and had not stayed true to his campaign promise to deport only criminals.

‘These roundups are happening in birthday parties, in elementary graduations, Home Depots – those are not criminals,’ she said. 

The Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip star said that standards in the immigration system under Trump are so warped and manipulated, that it’s essentially a rigged game and impossible for people to achieve basic citizenship.

‘Those of you that keep yelling, “Well, you should have come here legally, do it, get in the back of the line” – there is no line … this mythical line that everybody’s talking about.

‘There’s people that’ve been waiting for citizenship for 25 years that have been in line. And I just asked for you guys to educate yourself, if you’re out there yelling, “Good, they deserve this” – they don’t.’

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Eva Longoria complains about ICE deportations and LA raids from her Spanish home after quitting ‘dystopian’ US

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