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Newsom slaps 25% tax on private detention centers in sweeping pushback against key Trump policy

October 3, 2026

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill earlier this week that would impose a 25% tax on private detention centers, a policy that would apply to all the facilities that partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the Golden State. “If we can’t kick out private facilities, we’ll go after their profits,” Newsom said in a press release. The move, which Newsom hailed as a way to...

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