CEO of Georgia Latino advocacy groups calls Trump's immigration policies 'state-sponsored terror campaign'

Protesters waving flags and holding signs at a rally in Buford Highway on Saturday, Feb, 1, 2025, against recent Immigration and Customs Enforcements arrests. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

Jerry Gonzalez, CEO of GALEO and GALEO Impact Fund, is expressing concern about recent immigration enforcement efforts by the new administration.

Gonzalez says many in the Latino and immigrant community feel anxiety and confusion as immigration authorities are reportedly targeting people in the process of seeking legal asylum and even some U.S. citizens.

In an interview with WABE’s “All Things Considered,” Gonzalez described the crackdown as a “state-sponsored terror campaign” aimed at immigrants, which he believes will negatively impact Georgia’s public safety and economy.