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Pedro Camacho

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Nebraska governor announces plans to convert state prison into ice detention center dubbed cornhusker clink | History Defined

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen (Credit: Creative Commons)

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen has announced plans to convert a minimum-security prison work camp in McCook into an immigration detention center as part of a broader expansion of federal deportation infrastructure.

According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the facility — nicknamed the "Cornhusker Clink" — will provide up to 280 beds for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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