A group of private organizations in Georgia, including one in Gainesville, is pushing for the termination of a program that gives state and local law enforcement the power to enforce federal immigration laws.In a letter sent to the Department of Homeland Security, 25 state organizations expressed their concern over 287(g), which allows state and local law enforcement to question the legality of a person, as well as detaining and transporting criminals for immigration violations.They asked that the program be ended in Georgia, as it was in Arizona.“We feel like, and continue to feel like, the program is not being used in Georgia the way it was designed,” said attorney Arturo Corso, partner in the Gainesville-based law firm Corso, Kennedy & Campbell, LLP.“The program was supposed to target violent criminals and drug offenders who were in the United States unlawfully and expedite their deportation. But instead, what we actually saw happening in practice with the 287(g) program was 95 percent of the people being deported were nonviolent traffic offenders.” Corso’s firm deals with immigration litigation and was one of 25 organizations, including law firms and activist groups, to sign the letter.