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California Democrats have new plans for confronting ICE: Taxes, lawsuits and location bans

On Tuesday, California Democratic state senators advanced a measure to make it easier to sue federal agents for civil‑rights violations, sending it to the Assembly after more than 90 minutes of debate.
Amid concerns about federal tactics, lawmakers moved bills this year that build on laws Gov. Gavin Newsom signed last year to counter aggressive immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.
Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, Democrat from Culver City, authored a bill to prohibit law enforcement from moonlighting as federal immigration agents, and Assemblymember Matt Haney proposed a 50% tax on detention‑center profits.
Supporters say the package increases accountability and legal recourse for civil‑rights violations, while Republican critics argue the bills overstep federal priorities and risk undermining cooperation, Sen. Tony Strickland said.
The measures aim to fund defense attorneys, close information-sharing gaps, and scrutinize for-profit immigration detention companies, even as some prior laws face legal challenges and a federal judge halted civil courthouse arrests in Northern California this month.

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California Democrats have new plans for confronting ICE: Taxes, lawsuits and location bans

California Democratic senators advanced a measure Tuesday that would make it easier for people to sue federal agents over civil rights violations, a bill shaped by fears of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement practices.

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