W. Va. Code § 5-1-1
Arrest or deportation of persons during war
West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 5 — General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, Etc · Status: effective
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- W. Va. Code § 5-1-1, Arrest or deportation of persons during war, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2358229
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The Governor may cause to be apprehended and imprisoned, or may compel to depart from this state, all suspicious subjects, citizens, agents or emissaries of any foreign state or power at war with the United States.