IndyCar News: ‘Speedway Slammer’ IndyCar depicted for ICE facility

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed on Tuesday a new partnership with the Indiana government to expand detention space called ‘Speedway Slammer’ for people arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Editor’s Note: The image of the Speedway Slammer IndyCar is AI generated.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the initiative nicknamed “Speedway Slammer” will use 1,000 beds at the Miami Correctional Center near the Miami County town of Bunker Hill, Indiana. That’s about a 75-minute drive north of Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun had first announced the plan on Aug. 1, as News 8 reported.

Money to pay for the 80,000 new beds for ICE was included in the massive federal spending bill that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4. The 287(g) program, also funded by the same bill, allows local law enforcement to collaborate with ICE in identifying and detaining illegal immigrants.

A Homeland Security news release issued Tuesday said the Speedway Slammer is the second state partnership following “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Florida Everglades to expand ICE detention facilities. The Florida facility was planned to have space for 5,000 beds. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is planning to build a second immigration detention center, The Associated Press reports.

Noem said in the release and in a social media post issued late Tuesday afternoon, “COMING SOON to Indiana: The Speedway Slammer. Today, we’re announcing a new partnership with the state of Indiana to expand detention bed space by 1,000 beds Thanks to Governor Braun for his partnership to help remove the worst of the worst out of our country.”