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Nebraska announced plans Tuesday for an immigration detention center in the remote southwest corner of the state as President ...
DHS announced Aug. 19 that it will use a minimum-security prison in southwest Nebraska as an immigration detention facility.
Some McCook residents are uneasy after it was announced that federal detainees would be held at a facility in their town.
Residents and city leaders in McCook are expressing confusion and concern following Governor Jim Pillen's announcement of a ...
This state’s version of the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” federal immigration detention center is being created in the ...
Nebraska Corrections Director Rob Jeffreys said the facility in McCook provides a “central Midwest hub for ICE.” He said surrounding states will be able to use the detention center as well. The 186 ...
Some of the new centers have already drawn lawsuits and community backlash over conditions, environmental compliance and ...
Nebraska's ICE detention facility will be "those awaiting deportation and other immigration proceedings," according to a ...
Neighbors and business owners raised questions about how the immigration detention center, called the "Cornhusker Clink" could affect the people who live and work in McCook.
Nebraska lawmakers and organizations have been making statements since learning Tuesday that a correctional facility in McCook will be the next federal immigration detention center.
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced Tuesday that the Work Ethic Camp (WEC) in McCook will be used as a detention facility for ...
Pillen and others asked that Nebraskan’s recognize Nebraska Hydropower Day on Sunday, Aug. 24, to “celebrate the enduring ...