Timing, dueling court systems and lack of legal help often creates confusion for immigrant youth and can threaten special protections provided to them.

Three University of Nebraska-Lincoln students spent a week inside Omaha Immigration Court, where they found a backlogged system overwhelmed by language barriers and policy changes.

Eight months after an ICE detention facility opened in rural Nebraska, state financial records, ongoing legal challenges, confusing finances and divided local reactions raise questions about whether the facility is delivering the economic benefits and transparency Gov. Jim Pillen promised — or if it is shifting financial and social costs onto a rural Nebraska community.