Newsom slaps 25% tax on private detention centers in sweeping pushback against key Trump policy
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a sweeping new law imposing a 25% tax on private detention centers to challenge federal immigration policies.

Immigration expert blasts California’s eye-popping tax raise on private immigration detention facilities

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill earlier this week that would impose a 25% tax on private detention centers, a policy that would apply to all the facilities that partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the Golden State.

"If we can’t kick out private facilities, we’ll go after their profits," Newsom said in a press release.