Nebraska to Convert McCook Work Camp Into ICE Detention Site Under DHS Agreement

DHS plans 'Cornhusker Clink' detention center as Trump expands immigration enforcement

Nebraska's new ICE detention facility nicknamed "Cornhusker Clink" will add hundreds of beds in McCook as DHS increases deportation capacity under Trump administration.

Nebraska Announces Plans for ‘Cornhusker Clink’ Detention Center

Nebraska is partnering with the Trump administration to open “Cornhusker Clink,” a detention center to house illegal immigrants awaiting deportation or other proceedings, in a remote southwest corner of the state, Gov. Jim Pillen announced on Aug. 19. The state will work with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to convert its Work Ethic Camp in McCook into the holding center. About 20 Army National Guard soldiers will also help provid…

What we know about the new ICE detention center in McCook

State officials announced plans for a new “Alligator Alcatraz” style immigration detention facility in McCook.

‘Cornhusker Clink’: DHS to open new ICE migrant detention facility in Nebraska

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Tuesday the opening of a migrant detention facility in Nebraska as President Trump’s administration ramps up the expansion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) detention capabilities.  The new facility, located in the southwest part of the state, was dubbed “Cornhusker Clink” and will house “criminal illegal aliens”…

Nebraska announces plan for immigration detention center dubbed ‘Cornhusker Clink’

Nebraska announced plans Tuesday for an immigration detention center in the remote southwest corner of the state as President Donald Trump's administration races to expand the infrastructure necessary for increasing deportations.