Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen on Tuesday announced the opening of a new immigration detention center in the southwest corner of the state. Major General Craig Strong said that the move is an integral step in supporting “the president’s initiatives for homeland security.” The present McCook Work Camp will be transformed from a minimum-security facility and will expand its current holding capacity from about 185 to approximately 300.

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that the new center, dubbed Cornhusker Clink, is a partnership between Nebraska and the DHS. Secretary Kristi Noem remarked that the partnership aims “to remove the worst of the worst out of our country.” Governor Pillen spoke similarly in the DHS press release , stating:

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