New Hampshire cities and towns would be prohibited from enacting “sanctuary” policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration crackdowns under a bill signed by Gov. Kelly Ayotte on Thursday. The legislation prohibits “sanctuary” policies and requires local law enforcement to hold suspects sought by U.

"I said from the beginning that we won't let our state go the way of Massachusetts and their billion-dollar illegal immigrant crisis," Governor Ayotte said.

The differences between Massachusetts and its neighbor to the north grew well beyond their divergent takes on sales and income tax after Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed a ban on “sanctuary