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Nebraska

NE
71
Counties
6
287(g)
15
IGSA Facilities
3
ICE Contracts
4
Fights
99
Total Entries
Heat

County Fights in Nebraska

Douglas County NE — Sheriff's ICE jail contract blocked by County Board
blocked — County Board majority rejected Sheriff Hanson's proposal to lease 100+ jail beds to ICE for $5.5-6.5M/year; Board Chair Garcia said no ICE contract 'in the foreseeable future'
Red Willow County NE — Local and legal opposition to Cornhusker Clink conversion
active — Resident lawsuit dismissed March 27, 2026; Nebraska Appleseed appealed April 23, 2026 (separation of powers). Facility operational since Nov 2025. ACLU federal habeas suits ongoing but narrowed by Eighth Circuit no-bond ruling. New front: Nebraska Voices/ACLU objected May 12, 2026 to sheriff-signed 287(g) MOUs.
Sioux, Banner & Brown Counties NE — 287(g) task-force expansion in the Panhandle (and one reversal)
active — Sioux County signed task force 287(g) MOA Sept 9, 2025; Banner County signed task force model Sept 2025; Brown County signed all three models after an ICE outreach email, then withdrew when its small rural department could not meet program requirements.
Wheeler County NE — First task force 287(g) in Nebraska, 800-person county on highway corridor
lost — 287(g) task force agreement approved May 2025. Sheriff Dale King focused on highway patrol (US-281). ACLU critical but no legal challenge filed.

Counties Ranked by Heat Score

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1Lincoln County, NE625Auto only
2Red Willow County, NE527Partial
3Douglas County, NE465Partial
4Hall County, NE465Auto only
5Sarpy County, NE465Auto only
6Dakota County, NE314Auto only
7Phelps County, NE305Auto only
8Sioux County, NE275Partial
9Wheeler County, NE275Partial
10Cass County, NE254Auto only
11Madison County, NE254Auto only
12Saline County, NE254Auto only
13Scotts Bluff County, NE254Auto only
14Banner County, NE164Auto only
15Antelope County, NE92Auto only
16Blaine County, NE92Auto only
17Boone County, NE92Auto only
18Box Butte County, NE92Auto only
19Boyd County, NE92Auto only
20Brown County, NE92Auto only
21Burt County, NE92Auto only
22Butler County, NE92Auto only
23Cedar County, NE92Auto only
24Chase County, NE92Auto only
25Cherry County, NE92Auto only
26Clay County, NE92Auto only
27Cuming County, NE92Auto only
28Custer County, NE92Auto only
29Dawson County, NE92Auto only
30Deuel County, NE92Auto only
31Dixon County, NE92Auto only
32Dundy County, NE92Auto only
33Fillmore County, NE92Auto only
34Franklin County, NE92Auto only
35Frontier County, NE92Auto only
36Furnas County, NE92Auto only
37Gage County, NE92Auto only
38Garden County, NE92Auto only
39Gosper County, NE92Auto only
40Grant County, NE92Auto only
41Greeley County, NE92Auto only
42Harlan County, NE92Auto only
43Hayes County, NE92Auto only
44Hitchcock County, NE92Auto only
45Holt County, NE92Auto only
46Hooker County, NE92Auto only
47Jefferson County, NE92Auto only
48Johnson County, NE92Auto only
49Keith County, NE92Auto only
50Keya Paha County, NE92Auto only
51Kimball County, NE92Auto only
52Knox County, NE92Auto only
53Logan County, NE92Auto only
54Loup County, NE92Auto only
55Morrill County, NE92Auto only
56Nance County, NE92Auto only
57Nemaha County, NE92Auto only
58Nuckolls County, NE92Auto only
59Pawnee County, NE92Auto only
60Perkins County, NE92Auto only
61Polk County, NE92Auto only
62Richardson County, NE92Auto only
63Rock County, NE92Auto only
64Sheridan County, NE92Auto only
65Sherman County, NE92Auto only
66Stanton County, NE92Auto only
67Thayer County, NE92Auto only
68Thurston County, NE92Auto only
69Valley County, NE92Auto only
70Webster County, NE92Auto only
71Lancaster County, NE81Auto only
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