DHS announced Aug. 19 that it will use a minimum-security prison in southwest Nebraska as an immigration detention facility.

This state’s version of the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” federal immigration detention center is being created in the roughly 7,500-resident city of McCook, Gov. Jim Pillen confirmed. His announcement Tuesday was part of a multi-pronged push to support the Trump administration and U.

It is expected to be up and running as a detention center for people awaiting deportation and immigration proceedings over the next two months.