Feedback Friday: Georgians advocate for immigration reform amid Trump’s massive deportation efforts

Murtaza Khwaja, the executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta, and Paedia Mixon, the CEO of New American Pathways, were featured guests for the "Closer Look" Feedback Friday segment on immigration reform. (Gregory Bull and Matt Rourke/ Associated Press and LaShawn Hudson/WABE)

Thousands of people have been arrested across several major cities, including Atlanta, as part of President Donald Trump’s massive deportation efforts.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are tasked with carrying out the “targeted operations.” Over the past week, the targeted arrests have prompted a polarized response and lawsuits in some cities.

For Feedback Friday on “Closer Look,” show host Rose Scott opened the phone lines to hear from listeners who shared their thoughts about immigration reform. Scott was joined by Paedia Mixon, the of CEO New American Pathways, and Murtaza Khwaja, the executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta.