EXCLUSIVE: Gov. Pillen Details What He Expects From New ICE Facility

Bishop Conley says Nebraska immigrant detention camp must allow sacraments, pastoral care

Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska in St. Peter's Square, a day before the canonization Mass of St. John Henry Newman, Oct. 12, 2019. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA CNA Staff, Aug 23, 2025 / 11:15 am (CNA). Lincoln, Nebraska Bishop James Conley this week said a proposed federal immigrant detention facility in the state must allow Catholic ministers to provide sacramental and pastoral care. The bishop made the announcement after Nebraska Gov. Jim Pill…

Outside Governor's Mansion, 'fury' directed at Pillen for detention center plans

The demonstration in Lincoln came days after Gov. Jim Pillen announced that Nebraska will let the Trump administration use a state prison in McCook as an immigration detention center.

Nebraska Partners With ICE to Open 280-Bed ‘Cornhusker Clink’ Detention Facility For Criminal Illegal Aliens

For too long, states watched helplessly as their communities were overrun by those who broke our laws to get here. While Washington politicians debated and... The post Nebraska Partners With ICE to Open 280-Bed ‘Cornhusker Clink’ Detention Facility For Criminal Illegal Aliens appeared first on Patriot Journal.

EXCLUSIVE: Gov. Pillen details what he expects from new ICE facility

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen talked one-on-one with KETV about the new ICE facility coming to McCook.

Protesters Gather To Oppose Nebraska ICE Jail

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Governor’s Mansion was a bit busier than usual on Friday.

Tell the Governor NO ICE detainment camps in Nebraska - Nebraska Appleseed

This week, Governor Jim Pillen announced that ICE has plans to repurpose a facility in McCook, Nebraska as a large-scale federal detainment camp. The 200 capacity building will be used to incarcerate up to 300 immigrant community members from Nebraska and surrounding states. This is part of a harmful, dangerous and rapid national expansion of ICE enforcement capacity – with damaging effects on local communities – that includes the potential for …