If you were in our country illegally, if you were in West Virginia, if you were breaking our laws, we, we are going to arrest you, period. Full stop. You know, we know that West Virginia was hit very hard by fentanyl and all the illicit drugs that flowed across the southern border. And that's really what helped motivate me to form the agreement we had with ice, the State Police, the National Guard, the Division of Corrections, all coming to agreements with ICE to improve and enhance our law enforcement capabilities. (03:43–03:51)
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