'Extremely Grave Concerns': Nebraska Lawmakers Ask for Public Hearing Around ICE Detention Facility

GOP senator rejects call for hearing on Nebraska ICE prison plan

A day after a group of Nebraska lawmakers called for a public hearing over the Cornhusker Clink, the Republican senator they asked to schedule the hearing declined to do so.

'Extremely grave concerns': Nebraska lawmakers ask for public hearing around ICE detention facility

Thirteen Nebraska state lawmakers signed a letter on Wednesday, urging transparency and accountability regarding the "Cornhusker Clink" ICE detention facility set to come to Nebraska.

Nebraska lawmakers seek legislative hearing into Nebraska-ICE detention center plans

State Sens. Ashlei Spivey of Omaha, John Cavanaugh of Omaha, Machaela Cavanaugh of Omaha, Terrell McKinney of Omaha, Victor Rountree of Bellevue, Danielle Conrad of Lincoln and George Dungan of Lincoln, from left, meet off the floor of the Legislature. March 26, 2025. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)LINCOLN — Thirteen progressive state lawmakers called on the chair of the Nebraska Legislature’s Judiciary Committee to host a public hearing into …

UMC Clergy Join Protesters over ICE Detention Center in Nebraska

United Methodist clergy in Great Plains Conference turned out to protest to a proposed ICE detention center in McCook, Nebraska.