Nebraska’s governor announces plan for immigrant detention center in state's rural southwest corner

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Nebraska State Patrol Superintendent Colonel Bryan Waugh, center, flanked by National Guard Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Craig W. Strong, left, and Department of Correctional Services Director Rob Jeffreys, speaks about plans for a new immigration detention center and an agreement to allow state troopers to enforce immigration laws at a news conference at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, Neb., Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Josh Funk)