287(g) Program
West Virginia
As of August 21, 2026
Agency Locations
How participation has grown
Active 287(g) agreements by model, since Dec 2024.
39 agreements.
Experimental (#162). Each line counts active agency–model agreements, so an agency with two models counts once per model. Changes are dated by when they appear in ICE's published list; the Dec 2024 level carries everything signed before then, and the archive has no snapshots between mid-Dec 2024 and early Mar 2025, so the lines run flat there.
News coverage of ICE's 287(g) program in West Virginia
Updated August 21, 2026
West Virginia expanded cooperation between state and local law enforcement and ICE, culminating in a January 2026 operation in which ICE reported more than 650 arrests under partnerships that included the 287(g) program. The expansion has drawn scrutiny over the people arrested and due-process concerns, while state lawmakers and some local detention facilities have taken steps to limit or oversee cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
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West Virginia Agencies
39 agencies
| Models | Population | MOA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ansted Police Department Fayette County | Municipality | 2026 | 1.3K | ↗ | |
| Berkeley County Sheriff's Office Berkeley County | County | 2025 | 120.9K | ↗ | |
| Cabell County Sheriff's Office Cabell County | County | 2025 | 42.8K | ↗ | |
| Capon Bridge Police Department Hampshire County | Municipality | 2026 | 428 | — | |
| Clay County Sheriff's Office Clay County | County | 2026 | 7.6K | ↗ | |
| Doddridge County Sheriff's Office Doddridge County | County | 2026 | 6.9K | ↗ | |
| Dunbar Police Department Kanawha County | Municipality | 2026 | 7K | — | |
| Fayette County Sheriff's Office Fayette County | County | 2026 | 24.2K | ↗ | |
| Fayetteville Police Department Fayette County | Municipality | 2026 | 2.7K | ↗ | |
| Fort Gay Police Department Wayne County | Municipality | 2026 | 651 | ↗ | |
| Hampshire County Sheriff's Office Hampshire County | County | 2025 | 21.8K | ↗ | |
| Hardy County Sheriff's Office Hardy County | County | 2025 | 11.6K | ↗ | |
| Harrison County Sheriff's Office Harrison County | County | 2025 | 31.6K | ↗ | |
| Hinton Police Department Summers County | Municipality | 2026 | 2.1K | ↗ | |
| Hurricane Police Department Putnam County | Municipality | 2026 | 6.8K | ↗ | |
| Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Jefferson County | County | 2025 | 43.7K | ↗ | |
| Kanawha County Sheriff's Office Kenawha County | County | 2026 | 83.1K | — | |
| Kenova Police Department Wayne County | Municipality | 2026 | 2.8K | ↗ | |
| Lewis County Sheriff's Office Lewis County | County | 2026 | 12.6K | ↗ | |
| Mcdowell County Sheriff's Office McDowell County | County | 2026 | 12.7K | ↗ | |
| Mineral County Sheriff's Office Mineral County | County | 2025 | 21.4K | ↗ | |
| Montgomery Police Department Fayette County | Municipality | 2026 | 1.2K | ↗ | |
| Moorefield Police Department Hardy County | Municipality | 2026 | 2.7K | — | |
| Morgan County Sheriff's Office Morgan County | County | 2025 | 17.2K | ↗ | |
| Nicholas County Sheriff's Office Nicholas County | County | 2026 | 19K | ↗ | |
| Oak Hill Police Department Fayette County | Municipality | 2025 | 7.6K | ↗ | |
| Paw Paw Police Department Morgan County | Municipality | 2026 | 409 | ↗ | |
| Pleasants County Sheriff's Office Pleasants County | County | 2026 | 5.6K | ↗ | |
| Putnam County Sheriff's Office Putnam County | County | 2025 | 44.3K | — | |
| Richwood Police Department Nicholas County | Municipality | 2026 | 1.6K | ↗ | |
| Shinnston Police Department Harrison County | Municipality | 2026 | 2.2K | ↗ | |
| Summersville Police Department Nicholas County | Municipality | 2025 | 3.3K | — | |
| Upshur County Sheriff's Office Upshur County | County | 2025 | 18.6K | — | |
| Village of Clearview Police Department Ohio County | Municipality | 2025 | 452 | ↗ | |
| West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation | State Agency | 2025 | — | ↗ | |
| West Virginia National Guard | State Agency | 2025 | — | ↗ | |
| West Virginia State Police Department Washington County | State Agency | 2025 | — | ↗ | |
| White Sulphur Springs Police Department Greenbrier County | Municipality | 2026 | 2.1K | ↗ | |
| Wood County Sheriff's Office Wood County | County | 2025 | 40.5K | ↗ |