Judge dismisses lawsuit over Nebraska's immigration detention facility with prejudice

Lawsuit against Pillen, state using McCook Work Ethic Camp as ICE facility dismissed

A judge dismissed a lawsuit against Gov. Jim Pillen for using the McCook Work Ethic Camp as an ICE detainee facility Friday in Red Willow District Court.

McCook lawsuit dismissed that challenged Pillen power over Nebraska-ICE prison

Red Willow County District Judge Patrick Heng hears arguments from attorneys Nick Grandgenett, left, and Jennifer Huxoll, right, about the legality of converting the state's Work Ethic Camp in McCook, Nebraska, into an immigration detention center. Oct. 24, 2025. (Erin Bamer/Nebraska Examiner)LINCOLN — The district judge in southwest Nebraska’s Red Willow County who ruled in October that the Pillen administration had the legal authority to conve…

Lawsuit against Pillen, state over using McCook Work Ethic Camp as ICE facility dismissed

A judge dismissed a lawsuit against Gov. Jim Pillen for using the McCook Work Ethic Camp as an ICE detainee facility Friday in Red Willow District Court.

Lawsuit fighting McCook ICE facility dismissed

The lawsuit over the ICE detention facility in McCook, Nebraska, was just tossed out.

Judge dismisses lawsuit over Nebraska's immigration detention facility with prejudice

A Red Willow County judge dismissed a lawsuit over the conversion of the work ethic camp in McCook into an immigration detention facility.

Lawsuit against Governor Jim Pillen over the McCook ICE detention center facility has been dismissed

A lawsuit against Governor Jim Pillen regarding the use of the Work Ethic Camp in McCook as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center has been dismissed.Former state lawmaker Dianna Schimek is one of the plaintiffs in the case. Schimek believed Pillen exceeded his authority under state law by allowing the federal government to use the facility.When the suit was filed last fall, Pillen asserted the court lacked jurisdiction and the …