West Virginia Statutes
§ 15-16-4 — Mandatory agreements for housing persons subject to immigration detainers
West Virginia § 15-16-4
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W. Va. Code § 15-16-4 (2026).
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(a)Each county jail or municipal jail, to the extent the same may exist, and the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall enter into an agreement or agreements with a federal immigration agency for temporarily housing persons who are the subject of immigration detainers and for the payment of the costs of housing and detaining those persons.
(b)A compliant agreement under this section includes any contract with a federal immigration agency for housing or detaining persons subject to immigration detainers, such as basic ordering agreements, intergovernmental service agreements, agreements authorized by Section 287 of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1357et seq, successor agreements, or other similar agreements authorized by federal law.
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§ 1357e
8 U.S.C. § 1357e
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