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Anti‑ICE Bills for New Taxes and Bans on Agents Introduced in California
['Sam Stevenson', 'Associate News Editor']
Newsweek
What To KnowCalifornia legislators introduced two measures that would bar recent ICE employees from public-facing state jobs and impose a 50 percent tax on profits from private ICE detention centers.
A 50% Tax on Profits From ICE Detention CentersThe second measure, AB 1633, introduced by Democratic Assemblymember Matt Haney, takes aim at the private corporations that run ICE‑funded immigration detention centers across California.
Critics say the violence illustrates the consequences of what they view as ICE’s aggressive and often opaque operations, which are enabled in part by the private detention system.
The aftermath of the ICE shootings was described as "frightening" by Shiu‑Ming Cheer of the California Immigrant Policy Center, which is co‑sponsoring Haney’s bill.
“Private detention facilities in California have been tearing families apart and profiting off of Californians being detained.