Nebraska will allow the Trump administration to use a state prison in McCook as an immigration detention center, Gov. Jim Pillen's office confirmed Tuesday.

It's believed costs would be covered by the federal government, but details on a timeline aren't yet available.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A prison in southwest Nebraska will be used as an immigration detention facility. Gov. Jim Pillen announced Tuesday that the Work Ethic Camp in McCook will be used to house those awaiting deportation and other immigration proceedings.

Congressman Steven Horsford reports suspicious improvements at an ICE detention facility in Pahrump just before his oversight visit after previously being denied access.

The Work Ethic Camp in McCook is for "those awaiting deportation and other immigration proceedings," according to a release from Pillen's office.

Governor Pillen announced that the department of homeland security is creating an ice detention facility 'Alligator Alcatraz' in McCook. The facility would repl

At the Washoe County commission meeting, residents urged denial of the ICE remodeling grant for the Washoe County Detention Center.

Nevada Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford toured the ICE detention center on Tuesday in Pahrump, where illegal immigrants are kept while they await hearings or deportation.

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