Unanswered Questions Remain About Nebraska-ICE Jail After Private Legislative Briefing

Senators say plans for Nebraska ICE facility are still preliminary, with no contract yet

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Nebraska executive branch officials held a briefing Thursday with the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee. They talked further about potentially converting the Work Ethic Camp in McCook into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center. According to two state senators, there are a few things standing in the way. SEE ALSO: ‘Cornhusker Clink’: Nebraska’s Work Ethic Camp will...

Unanswered questions remain about Nebraska-ICE jail after private legislative briefing

LINCOLN — There are still plenty of unanswered questions about plans to transform a Nebraska rehabilitative prison facility into a federal immigration center after a closed-door meeting with state lawmakers. Some new details that did come up, however, revealed that…

Nebraska volunteered to be home to Trump's latest ICE detention center, lawmakers say

Gov. Jim Pillen proactively volunteered to turn a Nebraska prison into an ICE detention center last month, state officials told lawmakers in a closed-door briefing Thursday.

McKinney plans hearing to discuss Nebraska ICE facility

LINCOLN — After a Republican colleague nixed the idea for a public hearing of the Legislature's Judiciary Committee, the lone Democrat who chairs a Nebraska legislative committee has scheduled a hearing for the public to air concerns and get answers…