MCCOOK, Neb. (WOWT) - The use of the Work Ethic Camp as a facility to house ICE detainees can proceed — as can the injunction fighting it, according to a ruling filed Monday in Red Willow District Court.

Judge Patrick M. Heng denied the state’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit as well as the injuntion sought by DiAnna Schimek and 13 other local residents to stop the project from proceeding. That means the case will proceed through the courts like any other — and that the detention facility to house U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees can proceed as planned, for now.

The judge heard arguments Friday over the lawsuit challenging Pillen’s plan to convert the McCook Work Ethic Camp into an ICE detention facility. The lawsuit requested a temporary restraining order and a tempor

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