Fifty-three people are currently being detained in the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation for what the governor calls being “suspected illegal immigrant criminals.” West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey says these individuals are being detained in WVDCR facilities while the U.

With a new governor in office, the signs at the state lines have either already been changed or will be changing by the beginning of next week. Signs that once bore Jim Justice’s name will now have Patrick Morrisey’s name in the bottom right-hand corner or underneath on a separate plaque.

Speaking at the State Capitol in Charleston on Tuesday, Governor Morrissey – who succeed Jim Justice in the role after serving as West Virginia’s attorney general for more than a decade – said of his assault on DEI that he was actually working to shield citizens from racial and gender discrimination,

West Virginia’s new governor, Patrick Morrisey, said it’s important for his administration to get a jump on policies like ordering a cessation in diversity initiatives associated with state government.

West Virginia’s governor confirmed Monday that the state’s jail system is detaining more than 50 individuals suspected of illegal immigration.