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Nebraska to Convert McCook Work Camp Into ICE Detention Site Under DHS Agreement

The site would hold up to 280 people as the administration expands detention capacity through state facilities facing court challenges.

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President Donald Trump listens to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, as they and others tour "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla.
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Overview

  • Gov. Jim Pillen said he and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem agreed to use the McCook Work Ethic Camp to hold people in immigration proceedings.
  • DHS said the facility will be expanded from its current 200 beds to house up to 280 detainees classified as criminal migrants.
  • Nebraska State Patrol will participate through a 287(g) partnership, with about 20 National Guard soldiers assisting ICE on administrative and logistical tasks.
  • DHS said the project will draw on funding from the One Big Beautiful Bill, which the department says will enable 80,000 new ICE detention beds.
  • The move comes as ICE custody tops the high‑50,000s and as new sites open in Florida, Texas and Indiana, with the Everglades model facing lawsuits and Nebraska officials pressed on transparency.