ACLU sues on behalf of McCook ICE detainees, criticizes attorney-client access

By: Cindy Gonzalez

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: February 4, 2026

Words: 1,306

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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LINCOLN — The Nebraska chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has launched its first federal lawsuits on behalf of migrants at McCook’s so-called “Cornhusker Clink,” which opened a few months ago as an ICE regional detention center.

The two ACLU suits, one filed Tuesday and the other last week in the U.S. District Court of Nebraska, center on a Guatemalan and an Eastern African. Both cases are tied to growing national conflict over prolonged …

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