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California Immigrant Policy Center
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- 1Newsom Signs Bills Restricting Federal Immigration Enforcement in California●Gov. Newsom Signs Legislation to Hold Federal Immigration Agents Accountable and Keep State Property Out of Immigration Enforcement
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation aimed at holding federal immigration agents accountable and barring the use of state property for immigration enforcement operations. The measures, backed by groups such as the California Immigrant Policy Center, mark a new escalation in California's resistance to federal immigration policy and set up further conflict between the state and federal authorities.
- 2California Enacts First-in-the-Nation Tax on Private Immigration Detention Firms●Governor Newsom Signs First-in-the-Nation Tax on Private Immigration Detention Corporations
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law the first state tax in the United States targeting corporations that run private immigration detention facilities. The measure makes California the first state to directly tax the industry, and immigrant advocacy groups, including the California Immigrant Policy Center, have welcomed the move as a landmark step against for-profit detention.