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California Enacts First-in-the-Nation Tax on Private Immigration Detention Firms
Original: 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.
Why now: It is a first-of-its-kind law affecting a controversial industry, drawing attention amid ongoing national debate over immigration detention.
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