Republicans in the North Carolina House of Representatives have advanced a plan to outlaw sanctuary counties that shield illegal aliens from arrest and deportation.
— sponsored by GOP State Reps. Destin Hall, Brenden Jones, Jason Saine, and Carson Smith — which would require all counties across North Carolina to comply with Immigration and Customs Enforcement .Buncombe County, Durham County, Forsyth County, Mecklenburg County, Orange County, and Wake County as sanctuary jurisdictions that refuse to turn illegal aliens arrested by law enforcement over to ICE agents.
The vote was 71 to 44 with Democrat State Rep. Michael Wray joining Republicans as well as State Rep. Tricia Cotham, whofrom the Democrat Party to the GOP, giving Republicans a veto-proof majority in the state’s House of Representatives.
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