IMMIGRANT ADVOCATES CRITICIZE PILLEN'S PLEDGE TO FOLLOW TRUMP ON DEPORTATIONS

LINCOLN- Gov. Jim Pillen has announced that he will follow President-elect Donald Trump’s lead in deporting “dangerous criminals, gang members, and terrorists who are in the country illegally.” In a mid-week statement, Pillen said he stands with 25 other Republican governors who have said they are prepared to use every tool within their reach to follow Trump’s lead on immigration enforcement.

The GOP governors said they “took action” to secure borders during the Biden administration: “We mobilized state resources, including law enforcement and National Guard units, to protect Americans from disastrous open border policies and prevent illegal immigration from overwhelming our country.” Pillen, within the past two years, has deployed Nebraska National Guard troops and state troopers to the southern border at a cost of nearly $2.27 million.

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