Immigration enforcement and immigrant rights
The ACLU of West Virginia flags a continuing push of immigration-related bills and notes the state has led the nation in ICE arrests per capita despite a low immigrant population, making immigrants’ rights a top 2026 legislative priority for the group.
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Sources
ACLU of West Virginia — https://www.acluwv.org/aclu-wv-2026-legislative-action-guide
With immigrants under attack like we’ve never seen before in our lifetime, bills concerning immigration are poised to further harm our already vulnerable immigrant communities. Historically, West Virginia has led the nation in ICE arrests per capita despite having one of the lowest concentrations of immigrants in the nation.
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
- Limit local cooperation with ICE and expand state protections and services for immigrants
- Oppose new state bills that increase penalties or barriers for immigrant communities
- Maintain current enforcement levels without major new state immigration laws
- Pass laws that increase state-local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement
- Maximize ICE partnership and enact the toughest possible state penalties for violations