Thom Tillis (R., N.C.) that her sworn statement would carry weight in last week’s vote and could convince Republican senators to oppose the nominee, according to people familiar with the events.

The introduction of this legislation comes on the heels of Congress passing Britt’s Laken Riley Act.

The law, if passed, would permit victims, and families of victims, to sue for compensatory damages. Sen. Tillis and 10 other GOP senators are the cosponsors.

North Carolina lawmakers introduced legislation in Congress Wednesday that would allow the victims of felonies committed by undocumented immigrants to sue cities, counties, and states that did not comply with ICE deportation orders.

Eroding North Carolina of criminals, in particular those who entered the country illegally and then broke more laws, continues to get a push from lawmakers in the Republican Party, the president, and forecast soon ICE.

The Wall Street Journal reported on January 27 (the story is protected by a pay wall — click here to read a Vanity Fair summary) that North Carolina’s senior senator Thom Tillis set a new standard for disingenuous flipflops last week with his vote to confirm Trump nominee Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense.

GOP senators reintroduce a bill to allow legal action against sanctuary cities for crimes by undocumented immigrants.

The legislation comes as the White House directs federal prosecutors to investigate state or local officials interfering with Trump's immigration crackdown.

The first Republican primary challenger to U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis 's 2026 re-election bid is coming from Andy Nilsson, a Winston-Salem resident and long-time Republican campaign official.

The North Carolina General Assembly on Nov. 20 overturned a gubernatorial veto to require all 100 sheriffs to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation immediately got to work this session preparing legislation to help make deportations easier and creating policies regarding non-citizens.

Kennedy said his goal, should he clear the nomination process, is to execute the president’s directive to “make America healthy again” and end a “chronic disease epidemic” by focusing