""We will not allow these for-profit corporations to make hundreds of millions of dollars off of human suffering and family separation," Haney said, flanked by Democratic lawmakers, gubernatorial candidate Tony Thurmond and immigrant advocates. "If you are going to impose this kind of terror on our state and on our people, we are going to tax you for the pain and harm that you're causing.""
"Under President Donald Trump, the federal government approved last summer an unprecedented $170 billion over four years for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, Border Patrol and other agencies. Those funds include $45 billion for building new immigration detention centers and $30 billion to boost enforcement and deportation operations. The Senate is now considering a House-approved package that would send additional funding to DHS."
California lawmakers propose a 50% tax on detention contract revenues of companies that operate federal immigration jails, with plans to reinvest the revenue into immigrant communities. The Adelanto, California processing center is operated by GEO Group, a Florida-based private corrections company. Lawmakers criticized for-profit contractors profiting from detention and family separation, citing recent fatal shootings that intensified public backlash. Advocates noted that contractors do not make arrests or determine legal status, while the federal government approved roughly $170 billion for DHS including $45 billion for new detention centers and $30 billion for enforcement and deportation operations.
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