Gov. Jim Pillen, responding to concerns about the immigration crackdown’s impact on undocumented farmworkers, said in an interview in summer 2025 that a solution was needed for hard-working families “that have been here for 30 years working, helping us put food on the shelves.”
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Law enforcement officers and protesters gather outside the Glenn Valley Foods Plant in Omaha on the morning that federal immigration authorities raided the business in June 2025. Visible in the background is a white bus used to transport workers suspected of being undocumented to a jail.
A Pillen Family Farms truck arrives at the Inland feed mill at the hog operation outside Hastings. The mill facility serves Pillen Family Farms hog operations such as the one nearby.
Top Journal Star photos and videos for October 2026
Nebraska's Anthony Colandrea (10) celebrates after making a 50-yard run past Maryland defenders during the second half on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, at Memorial Stadium.
Fans release balloons after Nebraska's Mekhi Nelson, bottom left, celebrates with his team following the first touchdown by the Huskers in the first half on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, at Memorial Stadium.
Zaynab Totou is only in sixth grade, but she earned the attention of CEOs and seasoned professionals when she was celebrated as a Woman of the Year finalist at Inspire.
Water flows through Antelope Creek, a key urban flood control channel designed to handle storm runoff, beside North Antelope Valley Parkway on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Lincoln. The Lincoln Airport received 6.15 inches of rain Wednesday, setting an all-time record for rainfall in a single calendar day in Lincoln, according to the National Weather Service.
Entourage Institute of Beauty cosmetologists Cris Santiago, top left, and Aly Bangert, top right, cut hair for Adam Lucero, bottom left, and Kimberlee Turvey during the Project Connect event on Wednesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Captured using a slow shutter speed, U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island.
U.S. President Donald Trump is joined by U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts as he speaks during a campaign event at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island.
David Reacher wears a Make America Great Again hat with a Donald Trump themed duck on top of it as he waits in line outside of the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, in Grand Island.
Nebraska's Kwazi Gilmer (3) catches a touchdown under defense by Maryland's Messiah Delhomme (33) on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026 at Memorial Stadium.
Waverly marching band members wait to perform pregame on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, at Waverly High School in Waverly. Gretna led Waverly 14-0 going into halftime.
Yellow butterflies in the Colias genus hang about in purple Aster flowers growing in a roadside ditch on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, near 56th Street and McKelvie Road in Lincoln.
