DHS announced Aug. 19 that it will use a minimum-security prison in southwest Nebraska as an immigration detention facility.

This state’s version of the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” federal immigration detention center is being created in the roughly 7,500-resident city of McCook, Gov. Jim Pillen confirmed. His announcement Tuesday was part of a multi-pronged push to support the Trump administration and U.

Indy 500 Organizers Oppose DHS Use Of Racing Imagery With ‘Speedway Slammer’ The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Tuesday the opening of a migrant detention facility in Nebraska as President Trump’s administration ramps up the expansion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) detention capabilities.