Nebraska, CORNHUSKER CLINK and ICE detention facility
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A day after the major announcement from Gov. Jim Pillen, there are still a lot of questions about the ICE detention facility coming to McCook.
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced a new immigration detention center in McCook, set to house up to 300 detainees. The facility, called the "Cornhusker Clink," is part of a broader Trump administration effort to expand ...
DHS announced Aug. 19 that it will use a minimum-security prison in southwest Nebraska as an immigration detention facility.
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Nebraska Planning ‘Cornhusker Clink’ As Trump’s Latest Immigration Detention Center: What To Know
An existing minimum security prison work camp in southwest Nebraska will be used as a new immigration detention facility.
The Trump administration's latest immigrant detention center is similar to Florida's Alligator Alcatraz and Indiana's Speedway Slammer.
DHS said the facility marks the third time a state has partnered with the agency to open ICE detention centers, after Alligator Alcatraz and Speedway Slammer.