LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Several Nebraska senators are requesting a public briefing to address the proposed conversion of the McCook Work Ethic Camp (WEC) into an immigration detention facility operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Senators Machaela Cavanaugh and Ashlei Spivey, members of the Nebraska Legislature’s Appropriations Committee, emphasized that the decision to repurpose WEC raises major fiscal and legal questions that remain unanswered despite repeated requests for transparency . Records related to the project have either been denied or heavily redacted, leaving both legislators and the public in the dark.

“This is a project with enormous implications for Nebraska taxpayers and state resources. The Legislat

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