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Nebraska Judge Approves ICE Detention Facility Amid Lawsuit
10/27/2025
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Story summary
- A Nebraska judge on October 27, 2025, allowed the state to convert the Work Ethic Camp in McCook into an ICE detention facility.
- Nebraska Appleseed filed a lawsuit on behalf of local residents to halt the project.
- Judge Patrick Heng denied the motion to dismiss the case and the temporary injunction request.
- The facility is to open by November 1, 2025, with a $750,000 fencing project and ongoing appeals.
