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The facility will be dubbed the “Cornhusker Clink,” a play on Nebraska’s nickname of the Cornhusker State and an old slang term for jail.
DHS announced Aug. 19 that it will use a minimum-security prison in southwest Nebraska as an immigration detention facility.
Federal officials blocked Reps. Paul Tonko and Dan Goldman from inspecting ICE facilities despite legal provisions authorizing congressional visits, highlighting tension and concerns over facility conditions.
This state’s version of the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” federal immigration detention center is being created in the roughly 7,500-resident city of McCook, Gov. Jim Pillen confirmed. His announcement Tuesday was part of a multi-pronged push to support the Trump administration and U.
The facility will be dubbed the "Cornhusker Clink," a play on Nebraska's nickname of the Cornhusker State and an old slang term for jail.
It's been a whirlwind week for the isolated rural city of McCook, Nebraska. "Everything is coming at us pretty quick."
Department of Homeland Security to expand detention centers with new "Cornhusker Clink" facility in southwest Nebraska as part of Trump's immigration crackdown.
Some of the new centers have already drawn lawsuits and community backlash over conditions, environmental compliance and transparency.
Congressman Adrian Smith said a detention facility being built in his district is the governor "focusing on solutions." On Tuesday, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced the agreement to run an Immigration and Enforcement Customs detention site in McCook.
As the federal government seeks to expand immigrant detention capacity in Colorado, some advocates say that detainees' right to an attorney is being compromised at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Aurora.
ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for a Spanish-language journalist who has been held in federal immigration detention since June argue in a court filing that the government is retaliating against him for his news coverage and is holding him in violation of his constitutional rights.
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