US EditionNebraska to Convert McCook Work Camp Into ICE Detention Site Under DHS Agreement
Nebraska's 'Cornhusker Clink' will add 280 beds to detain immigrants awaiting deportation, supporting federal efforts amid record ICE detainee numbers, officials said.
- Governor Jim Pillen announced last week that Nebraska will establish the Cornhusker Clink immigration detention center at the Work Ethic Camp in McCook, Nebraska.
- The administration's nationwide push includes adding detention facilities like Nebraska's 280-bed expansion, reflecting Immigration and Customs Enforcement's response to rising immigrant detainees.
- Officials said the McCook site will repurpose an existing minimum security prison work camp to house people awaiting deportation, leveraging its proximity to a regional airport.
- Governor Pillen said the Nebraska State Patrol and Nebraska National Guard will assist ICE enforcement, while State Sen. Megan Hunt criticized the plan's transparency and raised community concerns.
- The development adds to a wave of facilities including Alligator Alcatraz and Nebraska’s Cornhusker Clink, underscoring a regional expansion trend in ICE detention.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a press release revealing that Nebraska is partnering with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to house detained "criminal illegal aliens."
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