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Nebraska will convert a state prison work camp in McCook into a federal immigration detention center, Gov. Jim Pillen announced Tuesday.

The new facility, dubbed the "Cornhusker Clink," will serve as a hub for detainees from across the Midwest. Officials say it will initially house up to 200 people, with capacity to expand to 300.

The plan is part of President Donald Trump’s push to expand immigration detention capacity as his administration pursues broader deportation efforts.

Why Nebraska is opening an immigration detention facility

Pillen said the decision came after discussions with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The site will use an existing minimum security work camp in McCook, a town of about 7,000 people more than 200 miles west of Lincoln.

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