California Just Made History Taxing ICE Detention Centers - Here's What Changes
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law imposing a 25% tax on for-profit ICE detention center operators, effective July 2028. The law targets CoreCivic and GEO Group, which manage facilities in California. Revenue will fund immigration legal services. The law's constitutionality is uncertain, as federal contractors may challenge it in court. Newsom also signed 21 other immigration-related bills, including bans on electric shock devices used by ICE.


