Some local law enforcement agencies say they’re working to understand how a new North Carolina law impacts their role in public safety.
House Bill 318 went into effect on October 1, after state legislators overrode Gov. Josh Stein’s veto.
The bill requires local law enforcement to determine someone’s citizenship or legal status after being charged with a felony and other serious offenses. It also requires local law enforcement to inquire with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) about someone’s legal status, and detain someone who is in the country illegally until ICE agents take them into custody…