AB 2465: First-of-Its-Kind Law Imposing Financial Penalties on Companies that Work with ICE

Assemblymember Liz Ortega rallies with PICO California, the California Immigrant Policy Center, and allies to call on Governor Newsom to sign AB 2465: First-of-its-Kind Bill to Combat Trump’s War on Immigrants by Denying Tax Perks to ICE Contractors.

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California Legislature Leads the Country with Legislation to Protect Patients and Healthcare Workers from Harmful AI Decisions

SACRAMENTO — The California Legislature has put on the Governor’s desk one the first AI protections for healthcare workers and patients. AB 2575, authored by Assemblymember Liz Ortega (D-San Leandro), Chair of the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee, protects nurses’ and doctors’ rights to override AI recommendation when the AI gets it wrong.

California Legislature Passes First-of-Its-Kind Law Imposing Financial Penalties on Companies that Work with ICE

AB 2465 Now Awaits Governor’s Newsom’s Signature

SACRAMENTO — Amid increasing child detentions, deaths in ICE custody, and deadly encounters between agents and the public, private contractors carrying out Trump’s deportation agenda are posting billions in profits financed by taxpayers. But California is advancing a proposal to cut off one source of taxpayer largesse: state tax breaks and other perks.

California Legislature Passes First-of-Its-Kind Law Imposing Financial Penalties on Companies that Work with ICE

AB 2465 Now Awaits Governor’s Newsom’s Signature

SACRAMENTO — Amid increasing child detentions, deaths in ICE custody, and deadly encounters between agents and the public, private contractors carrying out Trump’s deportation agenda are posting billions in profits financed by taxpayers. But California is advancing a proposal to cut off one source of taxpayer largesse: state tax breaks and other perks.

California Assembly Passes Landmark Bill Targeting For-Profit Immigrant Detention Centers as part of Assembly Immigration Bill Package

SACRAMENTO — Amid rising deaths and abuse in ICE detention centers, the California State Assembly pushed back on Trump’s war on immigrants with a 21-bill package, featuring AB 2465 by Assemblymember Liz Ortega (D-San Leandro), which would ban state tax breaks and other perks for companies that run for-profit immigrant detention centers or contr