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West Virginia Governor pledges to coordinate with ICE, Trump Administration on illegal immigration

West Virginia's Governor, Patrick Morrisey, has directed law enforcement to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a recent operation that resulted in the arrest of approximately 72 illegal aliens.
Morrisey stated that 13 of the arrested migrants had prior criminal convictions in West Virginia, while 36 were detained for immigration law violations.
The governor emphasized that the detainees faced serious charges, not just for crossing the border, including failing to respond to deportation orders and re-entering the U.S. After deportation.
Morrisey linked illegal immigration to the fentanyl crisis in West Virginia, noting that over 1,300 overdose deaths occurred, with 76% of them involving fentanyl in 2021.

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