Natalie Portman evokes Anne Frank in social media post on US immigration
Portman said she recalled the importance of her visit to the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam
Drawing on her sombre memories of visiting the historical Anne Frank house as a teenager, actress Natalie Portman said she “shudders” to think that young girls today may have to hide from US government authorities.
Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Portman said she recalled the importance of her grim visit to the living museum in Amsterdam.
“When I was 16 I visited Anne Frank’s house with Miep Gies, the woman who bravely hid Anne and her family when the Nazis were rounding up Jews in Amsterdam and much of Europe," Portman wrote in her post.
"Today, I shudder at the thought of a young girl hiding somewhere in my own country, afraid to turn on her light or make a noise or play outside lest she get rounded up by our government,” she added.
The Jewish actress added the hashtags #notinmyname and #notinmycountry.
The Trump administration announced last week that it would begin widespread immigration raids in an effort to deport illegal aliens from the United States.
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement )ICE) Agency said that seeking to deport at least 2,000 people who are in the country illegally, including immigrant families.