California AB 2624 Extends Address Confidentiality to Immigration Nonprofit Workers

The law expands an existing state privacy program to a new category of workers, raising questions about its scope that federal immigration enforcement records may help clarify.

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2624 into law, expanding the state's Safe at Home address confidentiality program to include employees of nonprofit organizations that serve individuals navigating the immigration system, according to reporting by the New York Post published August 23, 2026. The legislation, informally called the 'Stop Nick Shirley Act,' takes effect in October 2026, per the same report.

California's Safe at Home program, administered by the Secretary of State's office, allows eligible participants to use a substitute mailing address in public records in order to protect their physical location. Prior to AB 2624, the program's eligibility categories included domestic violence survivors, sexual assault survivors, stalking victims, and reproductive health care workers, as established under California Government Code Section 6205 et seq. AB 2624 adds nonprofit immigration service workers as a new protected class under that framework.

Critics of the measure, as cited by the New York Post, contend the law could function to shield individuals from accountability rather than protect them from physical harm. Supporters have not been quoted in available source material. The full text of AB 2624, including any legislative findings on documented threats to immigration nonprofit workers that formed the basis for the expansion, is a public record available through the California Legislative Information database.

The legislation does not directly amend federal law, but its interaction with federal immigration enforcement operations conducted by agencies such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is not addressed in the available source material. It is unknown whether federal agencies have sought, or plan to seek, addresses of immigration nonprofit employees through channels that California's Safe at Home program is designed to protect against. Records from ICE detailing any address data requests to California state agencies would be obtainable through a Freedom of Information Act request.

What remains unknown from available public records: the number of nonprofit workers expected to enroll in Safe at Home under the expanded eligibility, the fiscal note attached to AB 2624, and the specific incident or incidents that prompted the bill's informal name. The full enrolled bill text, the Governor's signing message, and any associated committee analyses are available through the California Legislative Information portal at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov and would answer those questions.