Federal judge issues ‘final notice’ to Trump admin over unlawful jailing of immigrants in WV

By: Amelia Ferrell Knisely

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: March 2, 2026

Words: 471

Last Updated: 5 days, 9 hours ago

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With another ruling that an immigrant was wrongly jailed in West Virginia, a federal judge has issued “a final notice” to the federal government over continued unlawful detaining of immigrants.

U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin wrote that, “The government is wrong. Judges in this district have said that over and over and over.” He added that in each case, the federal government has presented no factual dispute or no legal argument beyond what the …

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