US EditionNebraska Religious Leaders Compile Letter in Opposition of the McCook ICE Facility Ahead of Hearing
Governor Jim Pillen's office states the Urban Affairs Committee lacks jurisdiction and expertise to review the McCook ICE detention center, which faces opposition from over 100 Nebraska faith leaders.
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Plans for McCook immigration detention facility spark controversy, potential building code violations
Controversy around the conversion of the McCook Work Ethic Camp to an immigration detention facility continues as the legislature prepares for a hearing about modifications to the facility.Nebraska Legislature's Urban Affairs Committee Chair Terrell McKinney, who represents North Omaha and other parts of Douglas County, called the for the hearing, to discusss potential building code issuesI spoke with Senator Wendy Deboer, she's on the judiciary…
Nebraska says it values rehabilitation. So why trade it for ICE detention?
The McCook Work Ethic Camp in McCook, Nebraska. (Courtesy of Nebraska Department of Correctional Services)Nebraska and the federal Department of Homeland Security on Aug. 19 announced that the state’s Work Ethic Camp in McCook would be converted into a federal immigration detention facility, which Homeland Security branded the “Cornhusker Clink.” About 186 people at the camp will be transferred to another facility within the state’s prison syste…
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