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.”

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 Nebraska National Guard soldiers will provide administrative, clerical and logistical support to Nebraska-based ICE officials in enforcing immigration laws.

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