Senate says WV law enforcement must notify ICE if they’ve identified an undocumented immigrant

By: Amelia Ferrell Knisely

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: February 9, 2026

Words: 712

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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Law enforcement across West Virginia would be required to notify federal immigration officers about any person they’ve identified as an immigrant lacking permanent legal status, according to a bill passed Monday in the Senate.

Republican senators’ unanimous approval of legislation comes as federal judges have recently said that Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers wrongly jailed multiple immigrant detainees in West Virginia.

Sen. Patricia Rucker, a native of Venezuela, said the bill showed clear …

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