New Hampshire is now the first state in New England to ban so-called “sanctuary cities,” after Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed two bills into law on Thursday. “I said from the beginning that we won’t let our state go the way of Massachusetts and their billion-dollar illegal immigrant crisis.

New Hampshire on Thursday became the first state in New England to ban so-called sanctuary cities. "There will be no sanctuary cities in New Hampshire, period, end of story," Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte said at a bill signing ceremony at the state Capitol.