Nebraska
Immigration enforcement in Nebraska reaches from its urban core deep into its rich rural agricultural identity and its economic future. University of Nebraska – Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications journalists spent months documenting the human toll of cases that Omaha Immigration judges often spend mere minutes deciding and unraveling the finances of an ICE facility that has divided a rural town.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
College of Journalism and Mass Communications
Behind the Docket
Story by Project Staff
One month, six universities, 62 students, 1,025 proceedings: Scenes from an overstrained immigration system in America.
Financial questions linger over ‘Cornhusker Clink’
Story by Ruth Bailey
Photos by Julia Trost
Eight months after an ICE detention facility opened in rural Nebraska, questions remain about promised economic benefits to the state.
Chaos and confusion inside Omaha’s Immigration Court
Story by Justin Diep
Omaha's Immigration Court is backlogged, overwhelmed with language barriers and policy changes.
Immigrant youth risk losing special protection status
Story by Izabell Escobar
Timing, dueling court systems and lack of legal help often creates confusion for immigrant youth threatening special protections provided to some.
Policy changes disrupt agricultural workforce
Story by Ruth Bailey
Nebraskans face uncertainty as new immigration policy changes disrupt agricultural workforce.
On the road: South Omaha to ‘Cornhusker Clink’
Story by Justin Diep
A freshman senator fights for Nebraska’s immigrant community.
Fighting for immigrants amid policy shifts
Story by Grace Lewis
An Omaha lawyer fights for clients caught in immigration system overhaul.
What we observed in U.S. immigration courts
Story by Griffin W. Fellows & Brenne Sheehan
Photos by Ike Wood
Lives in the Balance brought together six universities to document and observe immigration court hearings..