America is not Nazi Germany. We give our concentration camps cute, catchy names:
“COMING SOON to Nebraska: Cornhusker Clink. Today, we’re announcing a new partnership with the state of Nebraska to expand detention bed space by 280 beds,” said Secretary Noem. “Thanks to Governor Pillen for his partnership to help remove the worst of the worst out of our country…” [Department of Homeland Security, press release, 2025.08.19].
One would think country girl Kristi could at least use her new Washington pull to send that ICE gravy to South Dakota instead of Nebraska. But hang in there: ICE has more to spend than most armies. With billions for new federal dollars for the taking, maybe Governor Larry “Prairie Thunder” Rhoden will see an opportunity to cash in.
Consider: Governor Rhoden is trying to salvage the plan to build a new prison from the shambles of Noem’s failure to get anything done as South Dakota’s chief exec. He needs the Legislature to appropriate $650 million for that project. Why not call Kristi and ask for DHS to fund building South Dakota’s new state prison? In return, the state can give DHS the old penitentiary, which in April held over 1,500 inmates, far more than Nebraska’s piddly little repurposed work camp out in the middle of nowhere. The Sioux Falls ICE camp would be right by the Sioux Falls airport, making it easy for ICE to fly its detainees, most of whom have no criminal record and thus pose no danger to the good people of Sioux Falls other than moral shame, in and out of custody and for Secretary Noem to jet in and out for photo ops. Heck, between Congress’s massive appropriation to ICE and the money she’s saving on DC rent, Secretary Noem could throw in a free tunnel from the south end of airstrip 15/33 right under Minnesota Avenue and the railroad tracks right into the Jameson Annex, less than a quarter mile away, to securely transport her detainees to and from her Jackrabbit Jail or Kristi-Land Kamp.
Come on, Governor Rhoden! You have a brilliant opportunity staring you in the face to continue your complicity with Kristi/Christo-fascism and get your new prison built without spending a single South Dakota dime. Talk about a slam dunk for your shadow reëlection campaign! Call Kristi now and get two Sioux Falls Slammers!