California Extends Address-Secrecy Protections to Immigration Nonprofit Workers Amid a Fight Over a YouTuber

Assemblyman Carl DeMaio Demands DOJ Intervention Against Newsom’s ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’

Assemblyman Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego) on Tuesday formally requested U.S. Department of Justice intervention to block implementation of Assembly Bill 2624, the law critics have dubbed the “Stop Nick Shirley Act,” after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed it into law over the weekend. In a post on X, DeMaio declared: “Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that punishes the people EXPOSING fraud instead of the people committing it! I’m asking the U.S. DOJ to interve…

California Extends Address-Secrecy Protections to Immigration Nonprofit Workers Amid a Fight Over a YouTuber

Newsom signed AB 2624 to shield immigration nonprofit workers' addresses, but some widely reported penalties aren't in the bill's text.

Governor signs law shielding immigration service providers from threats  - Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

By Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey‌ Contributing Writer SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Aug. 22 designed to protect immigration service providers and humanitarian volunteers from targeted harassment, doxxing and violence. Authored by Assemblywoman Mia Bonta, D-Oakland, Assembly Bill 2624, the Privacy for Immigration Support Services Providers Act, establishes an address confidentiality program modeled after California’s Safe at Home …

Newsom Signs 'Stop Nick Shirley Act' Into Law

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that critics say criminalizes independent journalism and shields potentially fraudulent immigration nonprofits, just days after a taxpayer-funded Capitol aide disrupted the journalist's interview with a crude stunt. Newsom put his signature on Assembly Bill 2624 on Saturday, expanding California's Safe at Home program to cover employees of nonprofits that serve people navigating the immigration system. The law…