(The Center Square) – Raids by ICE enforcement that captured so much media attention Thursday may pale by comparison to the litigation possibilities opened by a bill from a North Carolina senator.

Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities would permit victims, and families of victims, to sue for compensatory damages against a state or political subdivision of a state. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis authored the bill and introduced it Wednesday with fellow North Carolina Sen. Ted Budd and nine other cosponsors.