Senate Bill 153 would have forced state agencies to "cooperate to the fullest extent of the law" with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. House Bill 318 would have compelled law enforcement agencies to honor detainer requests from U.

Gov. Josh Stein vetoed immigration and gun legislation on Friday, and Republicans in the General Assembly have acknowledged that veto overrides will be difficult on two of the bills.

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein has vetoed his first bills. On Friday he blocked for now Republican legislation that would let adults carry concealed handguns without a permit and make state agencies and local sheriffs more active in Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.