Newsom signs expanded Safe at Home protections for immigration nonprofit workers

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 2624 expanding the Safe at Home program to nonprofit employees serving people navigating the immigration system, providing substitute mailing addresses to protect vulnerable workers from harassment. Supporters say it shields those exposing abuses; critics call it an intimidation tactic. The law, nicknamed the Stop Nick Shirley Act by Republicans, takes effect Oct. 1, 2027 and was championed by Assemblywoman Mia Bonta amid rising threats to immigration-service providers.