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, Red Willow County Sheriff Kevin Darling, County Attorney Paul Wood and Deputy County Attorney Emily Wood had a 30-minute meeting with Pillen on Saturday where they discussed the upcoming changes to the WEC.

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 soldier

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