OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Gov. Jim Pillen’s announcement Tuesday that U.S. authorities were turning a minimum-security facility in south-central Nebraska into an ICE detention center has left many with questions about how the decision was made, how it will impact the state, and what comes next.

Here’s what we know about “Cornhusker Clink” so far:

Who will run the illegal immigrant detention center in McCook?

On Tuesday, the governor’s office said an agreement had been made with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use the existing minimum-security facility called the Work Ethic Camp (WEC) .

While Pillen praised the work of Nebraska Department of Correctional Services Director Rob Jeffreys in his news conference at the McCook airport on Tuesday — calling him a “sought-after” corre

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