California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) is condemning President Donald Trump for “disappearing [people] on the basis of the color of their skin” amid his violent, sweeping ICE raids.
Appearing on “All the Smoke” podcast Saturday hosted by former NBA stars Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, Newsom was asked how the nation can “recover” from Trump’s mass deportation agenda.
“We talk about authoritarianism, and people say, ‘What do you feel here?’ For guys like me, maybe not yet,” Newsom said, speaking on the president’s increase in immigration and deportation raids. “But for the black and brown community, are you kidding me?”
The Democratic governor went on to decry the way immigrants have been terrified to do everyday tasks like walking their dogs, going to the clinic or attending family members’ funerals as they fear being targeted by ICE.
“It’s not just on the basis of the skin, it’s where you congregate. It’s the language you speak or your accent. In the United States in 2025, people [are] disappearing [with] no due process rights,” he continued.
