California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a contentious bill Monday evening (Oct. 13) that had for months been the focus of Indian diaspora communities across the nation.
The bipartisan bill, known as SB 509, would have required the state’s Office of Emergency Services to develop training for the state’s law enforcement agencies to recognize and respond to transnational repression — the intimidation, surveillance or harassment of a foreign government’s dissidents within the state’s borders. The bill had passed unanimously through California’s Senate and Assembly before being rejected by the governor.
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