MCCOOK, Neb. —

An immigration detention facility is coming to western Nebraska, similar to Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz."

A shocking announcement Tuesday, left a community searching for answers.

"It was just dropped on us. There was no answers. And I felt like we were blindsided," Jamie Mockry, general manager of Embers Bakery and Cafe, said.

Many here, surprised but supportive of the move to turn a correctional facility into the so-called "Cornhusker Clink," which will detain up to 300 people who are here illegally.

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"I think my reaction all in all was positive. I think it's always good if you can bring jobs into smaller communities like McCook," said Anita Bartels, a McCook resident.

McCook is a quiet city of less than 8,000 people, nestled between hil

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