New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- Kim Kardashian used the global stage of the Venice Film Festival on Thursday to deliver a pointed critique of U.S. immigration policies under the Trump administration, voicing concerns about the human cost of recent deportation raids.

Speaking ahead of the Diane von Furstenberg (DVF) Leadership Awards-where she was honoured for her advocacy on criminal justice reform-Kardashian criticised the latest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations, which have seen nearly 200,000 people deported since Donald Trump returned to the White House, according to figures from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

"In the news you hear, 'Oh, it's about people who have committed these crimes and they're trying to hel...