José Eduardo López Muñoz knew he was about to be deported when his access to the tablets — shared devices detainees use to contact family and pass the time — at the McCook immigration detention center was blocked on March 13.
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José Eduardo López Muñoz is one of more than 150 men who have been detained at the Nebraska ICE facility.
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A look at the federal detention center in McCook, Neb., on Thursday. The detention center was converted from the state-run Work Ethic Camp after Nebraska signed a two-year contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in August.
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A fence is shown at the federal detention center in McCook. It is one of at least a dozen new detention facilities operated by state corrections departments working directly with the federal government.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD
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The World-Herald spoke with three men, each of whom was detained in McCook for more than a month, to get a sense of the conditions there.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD
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Photos: McCook Work Ethic Camp in transition to “Cornhusker Clink” detention center
Nebraska has signed a two-year contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use the prison in McCook Work Ethic Camp as the “Cornhusker Clink” federal detention center.
NIKOS FRAZIER, OMAHA WORLD-HERALD
A group of demonstrators hold signs outside the Red Willow County Courthouse in McCook, Neb., on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Nebraska has signed a two-year contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use the McCook Work Ethic Camp prison in McCook as the “Cornhusker Clink” federal detention center.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD
A look at the Work Ethic Camp facility in McCook, Neb., on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Nebraska has signed a two-year contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use the prison in McCook as the “Cornhusker Clink” federal detention center.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD
A corrections officer carries cones to an entrance at the McCook Work Ethic Camp on Oct. 24.
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Workers use a lift to adjust the perimeter fence to the Work Ethic Camp facility in McCook, Neb., on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Nebraska has signed a two-year contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use the prison in McCook as the “Cornhusker Clink” federal detention center.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD
Red Willow County Sheriff's deputies watch on as a group of demonstrators hold signs outside the county courthouse before a hearing on the “Cornhusker Clink” federal detention center in McCook, Neb., on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Nebraska has signed a two-year contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use the McCook Work Ethic Camp prison in McCook as the “Cornhusker Clink” federal detention center.
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A look at a water tower in McCook, Neb., on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD
A group of demonstrators hold signs outside the Red Willow County Courthouse in McCook, Neb., on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Nebraska has signed a two-year contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use the McCook Work Ethic Camp prison in McCook as the “Cornhusker Clink” federal detention center.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD
Jim Glenn of McCook holds an American flag with a sign my his feet reading "Pillen is selling out McCook" outside the Red Willow County Courthouse in McCook, Neb., on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed a two-year contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use the McCook Work Ethic Camp prison in McCook as the “Cornhusker Clink” federal detention center.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD
A look at the Work Ethic Camp facility in McCook, Neb., on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Nebraska has signed a two-year contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use the prison in McCook as the “Cornhusker Clink” federal detention center.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD
Attorneys from the Nebraska Attorney General's office stand outside the Red Willow County Courthouse after a hearing on the “Cornhusker Clink” federal detention center in McCook, Neb., on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Nebraska has signed a two-year contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use the McCook Work Ethic Camp prison in McCook as the “Cornhusker Clink” federal detention center.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD
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