LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A group called “Pissed Off Grandmas” gathered outside of the governor’s mansion for a protest on Monday.

The protest comes just a couple of weeks after Gov. Jim Pillen announced that the ICE detention facility in McCook was operational.

The women spoke out against the ICE facility, holding signs and songbooks as they sang a message to the people of Nebraska.

“It’s just an effective way of bringing joy and humor and smiles,” Marilyn Hooper said. “But the social message that we give out about what is happening in this country, it’s very important.”

Hooper said what’s happening in McCook is wrong.

“We stand with immigrants as being our friends,” Hooper said. “We love the immigrants.”

Channel 8 reached out to Pillen’s office by phone and email on Monday, but there

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