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Immigration,
Constitutional Law

Aug. 25, 2026

Newsom signs immigration-worker privacy bill, setting up First Amendment fight

Newsom signs immigration-worker privacy bill, setting up First Amendment fight.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a contentious bill over the weekend aimed at protecting immigration-service workers from threats and doxxing, setting up a likely First Amendment fight. But late amendments narrowing AB 2624 could make the law more difficult to challenge.

The law expands California's Safe at Home address-confidentiality program to immigration-support-service providers, employees and volunteers who have faced threats or harassment. It also restricts the publication, sal...

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