NORFOLK, Neb. —

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen said the state's ICE detention facility is expected to be operational next month.

Pillen, who spoke at an event in Norfolk on Tuesday, said the Work Ethic Camp in McCook will be operational by Nov. 1.

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The plan is to turn the McCook Work Ethic Camp , a correctional facility, into a low-offender ICE facility, which is set to be called the "Cornhusker Clink."

In an interview with KETV two days after the initial announcement, Pillen said he expected the facility to be up and running by this time .

KETV requested reasons for any possible delays and any signed contracts, but has not received a response to those requests.

The state's prison watchdog, Doug Koebernick, shed light on the process unfolding in southwestern Nebraska during

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