Democratic North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein weighed two Republican-backed immigration bills that would expand the role of state and local law enforcement in aiding federal immigration efforts. The bills came as part of a wider effort by the Trump administration to crack down on immigrants living in the United States illegally.

If the bill is signed, North Carolina would become the 30th state to allow citizens to carry a concealed handgun without a permit.

Republicans at the North Carolina legislature gave final approval Tuesday to two pieces of legislation that would compel state agencies to participate in President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown and would toughen a recent law that required sheriffs to help federal agents seeking criminal defendants.