California will impose a 25% tax on private detention center operators under a new law recently signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, as the state seeks greater oversight of the growing network of immigration detention facilities operating in its borders. Newsom signed AB1633 on Sept. 29, alongside about 20 others aimed at strengthening oversight of federal immigration enforcement and detention facilities while also expanding protections for immigrants. The measures include a ban on law enforcement’s use of electric shock gloves, increased…
