Five men were arrested by federal immigration authorities during a camping trip over Labor Day weekend at the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
A Nebraska State Patrol trooper pulled over a man in North Omaha for a broken taillight. Minutes later, the trooper was chasing him down, accompanied by a federal immigration officer, according to court records.
Former Kearney Police Chief Bryan Waugh, right, speaks at a press conference on Thursday at the Capitol in Lincoln, where Gov. Jim Pillen named him superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol.
Under an arrangement between ICE and Nebraska law enforcement agencies, certain troopers can perform limited immigration enforcement duties during their regular work.
Col. Bryan Waugh, superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol, speaks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the patrol’s new Troop A headquarters in Omaha. The 35,000-square-foot facility fits the 90 staff members, including troopers and investigators, who make up Troop A.
The line extends out the door for the visitors entrance of the Omaha Immigration Court located at 1717 Ave H East in Omaha, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
The line extends out the door for the visitors entrance of the Omaha Immigration Court located at 1717 Ave H East in Omaha, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
People make their way to the visitors entrance of the Omaha Immigration Court located at 1717 Ave H East in Omaha, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
The line extends out the door for the visitors entrance of the Omaha Immigration Court located at 1717 Ave H East in Omaha, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
The line extends out the door for the visitors entrance of the Omaha Immigration Court located at 1717 Ave H East in Omaha, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
Pender girls basketball coach Jason Dolliver poses for a portrait inside the gym at Pender Public Schools in Pender, on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
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A woman holds a child while waiting in line at the visitors entrance of the Omaha Immigration Court located at 1717 Ave H East in Omaha, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
The line extends out the door for the visitors entrance of the Omaha Immigration Court located at 1717 Ave H East in Omaha, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
A woman holds a child while waiting in line at the visitors entrance of the Omaha Immigration Court located at 1717 Ave H East in Omaha, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
A woman holds a child while waiting in line at the visitors entrance of the Omaha Immigration Court located at 1717 Ave H East in Omaha, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
The line lost extends to the sidewalk for the visitors entrance of the Omaha Immigration Court located at 1717 Ave H East in Omaha, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
The line extends out the door for the visitors entrance of the Omaha Immigration Court located at 1717 Ave H East in Omaha, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
A man embraces a woman while in line for the visitors entrance of the Omaha Immigration Court located at 1717 Ave H East in Omaha, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
The line extends out the door for the visitors entrance of the Omaha Immigration Court located at 1717 Ave H East in Omaha, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
The line lost extends to the sidewalk for the visitors entrance of the Omaha Immigration Court located at 1717 Ave H East in Omaha, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
The line extends out the door for the visitors entrance of the Omaha Immigration Court located at 1717 Ave H East in Omaha, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
Col. Bryan Waugh, superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol, speaks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the patrol’s new Troop A headquarters in Omaha. The 35,000-square-foot facility fits the 90 staff members, including troopers and investigators, who make up Troop A.
Under an arrangement between ICE and Nebraska law enforcement agencies, certain troopers can perform limited immigration enforcement duties during their regular work.
Former Kearney Police Chief Bryan Waugh, right, speaks at a press conference on Thursday at the Capitol in Lincoln, where Gov. Jim Pillen named him superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol.
