Immigration

Newsworthy - Governor Gavin Newsom signed bills that limit certain enforcement tools and target private immigration detention businesses in California. The laws ban officers in the state from using electric shock gloves through 2030 and order a safety study by the California Department of Justice by 2029. The package also imposes a 25% tax on the gross income of for-profit immigration detention operators, described as a first-in-the-nation measure tied to a “Due Process for All” fund.

Newsom and state leaders framed the laws as a response to alleged civil rights violations and a push for accountability. They argued that federal agents who disregard constitutional limits should not be trusted with broad peace enforcement roles in the state. Supporters said the study-and-sunset design treats the shock-glove pause as a temporary safety step, not a permanent political ban, while the tax aims to fund legal help for detained people.