Protestors shut down the roadway outside the governor’s mansion in Raleigh on Thursday protesting House Bill 318.
Governor Pat McCrory signed the controversial legislation on Wednesday that bans sanctuary cities.
Chapel Hill and Carrboro have been sanctuary cities for several years, meaning that local police do not turn undocumented residents over to federal authorities, if the resident has no history of violence or felony behavior.
Chapel Hill Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt tells WCHL’s Blake Hodge more about his reaction to the new law.
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