California Democrats propose legislation prohibiting car rental companies from serving ICE agents
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A proposed California bill by Democratic legislature members would ban ICE agents from renting vehicles from car rental companies amid rising tensions.
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The bill text reads, "Existing law generally regulates the business of renting passenger vehicles to the public. The law prohibits a rental company from taking various actions, including requiring the purchase of a damage waiver, optional insurance, or another optional good or service, and using electronic surveillance technology to track a renter in order to impose fines or surcharges relating to the renter’s use of a rental vehicle."
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