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Gov. Pillen plans to use McCook facility as immigration detention center

McCOOK, Neb. (KOLN) - Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced Tuesday that the Work Ethic Camp (WEC) in McCook will be used as a detention facility for people awaiting deportation and other immigration proceedings.

Florida Phoenix · 1d

Next federal immigration detention center headed to Nebraska

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.

USA TODAY · 20h

Here's what we know about an immigration detention facility planned for southwest Nebraska

DHS announced Aug. 19 that it will use a minimum-security prison in southwest Nebraska as an immigration detention facility.

1don MSN

McCook residents uneasy as Nebraska governor unveils plan to house ICE detainees

Some McCook residents are uneasy after it was announced that federal detainees would be held at a facility in their town.

Border Report8h

‘Cornhusker Clink’: DHS nicknames new detention space in Nebraska

The Department of Homeland Security is getting ready to expand immigration detention space in Nebraska, and much like ...

14hon MSN

After McCook facility shifts to fed use, how will Nebraska's overcrowded prisons be impacted?

The president of Nebraska's correctional employees union said he "of course" has some concerns on prison capacity after the ...

McCook Gazette2d

Dennis Kofler

Dennis K. Kofler, age 84, passed away in McCook, at the Community Hospital on Friday, August 15, 2025. There will be a final farewell book signing with family greeting friends on Friday, September 5, ...

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