McCOOK, Neb. (KOLN) - The office of Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced Tuesday that the Work Ethic Camp (WEC) in McCook will be used as a detention facility for people awaiting deportation and other immigration proceedings.

The Trump administration is calling the facility the “Cornhusker Clink.”

More details will be released at a press conference at the McCook airport at 5 p.m. You can watch live in the video player above and the 1011 NOW app on Roku. McCook Mayor Linda Taylor and Red Willow County Sheriff Kevin Darling are also expected to attend.

According to a news release from the governor’s office, the plan is part of a series of new state-federal partnerships to support President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts.

Along with the detention facility, about 20 Nebras

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