Gavin Newsom Blasts Trump for Causing ‘Terror’ on the Street With ICE

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) skewered President Donald Trump for using ICE and Border Patrol agents to deport illegal immigrants, saying it has done nothing more than cause “terror” on the streets of major cities like Los Angeles.

Newsom, during an appearance on the All the Smoke podcast with ex-NBA players Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson on Saturday, was asked by Barnes how the nation can “recover” from Trump’s illegal immigration crackdown. The governor said it is a sad time — especially when, in his estimation, the Trump Administration is being racist in who it targets.

“We talk about authoritarianism, and people say, ‘What do you feel here?’ For guys like me, maybe not yet,” Newsom said. “But for the black and brown community, are you kidding me?”

Illegal immigrants, Newsom claimed, are now afraid to walk their dogs and go to funerals, among other disruptions, because ICE agents are on patrol. ICE agents, Newsom added, are “disappearing [people] on the basis of the color of their skin.”

Those agents, he continued, are haphazardly throwing American citizens, tourists, and “some people here with documentation, some without” into unmarked vans. Newsom also shared a story of a teenager who lives in Ventura County, California who was terrified to talk to the governor because both of his parents had “disappeared”; ICE arrested the parents, Newsom said, at the “packing facility” they worked at.

“That’s America in 2025 — Donald Trump. Terror on the streets of America,” Newsom said.

Newsom’s latest comments come after he has already been critical of Trump and his administration using ICE and Border Patrol agents, as well as National Guard troops, to go after illegal immigrants and criminals.

The governor told the podcasters he was “proud” to sign a bill last month, banning law enforcement officials from wearing masks. Newsom also sued Trump earlier this month for sending hundreds of California National Guard troops to Oregon.

His Saturday comments sounded similar to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (D), who has said on multiple occasions this month that Trump is “inciting” citizens to violence against ICE.

There were plenty of other issues Newsom criticized Trump for on Saturday, including his push to remove Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs from the federal government. Newsom said being “anti-woke” simply means being “anti-Black” in 2025.

Watch above via All the Smoke.