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)FILE - Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Agriculture to rollout the USDA'S National Farm Security Action Plan in Washington, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)Emily Pietrzak holds a sign that reads "ICE=Gestapo" as other protesters gather outside the Nebraska governor's office in Lincoln, Neb., Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. "I believe our government is hurting people who live in our country and I think we should stand up for each other," she said. (AP Photo/Josh Funk)
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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)