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Indiana announces a ‘Speedway Slammer’ to house migrants and become the Hoosier state’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Indiana is expanding a state prison by 1,000 beds to house migrants in what Trump officials are calling the ‘Speedway Slammer ...

'Deepens Indiana's complicity': Immigrant rights groups criticize 'Speedway Slammer' plans

The Trump Administration is effectively eliminating due process for Hoosier immigrants as a practical matter,' opponents of ...

INDYCAR, Pato O'Ward respond to ICE-related 'Speedway Slammer' nickname for Miami Correctional Facility

The Miami Correctional Facility, approximately 70 miles north of downtown Indianapolis, is making 1,000 beds available to ICE ...
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Kristi Noem unveils plans for Indiana's Alligator Alcatraz: The Speedway Slammer

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced plans for a migrant detention center in Indiana called The Speedway Slammer ...

Noem reveals plans for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ successor in Indiana called ‘Speedway Slammer’

The facility will add 1,000 beds to ICE's detention capacity and follows several other "Alligator Alcatraz" proposed ...

After pushback from IndyCar, social media post from Department of Homeland Security touting 'Speedway Slammer' taken down

The deletion came after DHS initially pushed back against IndyCar’s protestations. In a statement on Aug. 6, DHS said in a ...
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No new construction: Feds to use 1K empty Indiana prison beds to house immigration detainees

Indiana Capital Chronicle News of the so-called “Speedway Slammer” is roiling Indiana, with confusion over a plan to house up ...

Indiana goes all-in to help ICE arrest, detain, and deport illegal immigrants

Indiana is the newest state to step up to help the Trump administration in its massive undertaking of carrying out the “largest-ever” deportation operation.