US EditionDHS to open new ‘Speedway Slammer’ detention facility in Indiana
- On August 5, 2025, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced a partnership with Indiana to add 1,000 detention beds at the Miami Correctional Facility, dubbed the 'Speedway Slammer.'
- This development comes shortly after Florida quickly established the 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center and is part of the Trump administration’s broader initiative to boost detention capacity across the country.
- Indiana Governor Mike Braun supports the partnership, pledging full cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and emphasizing due process for detainees who broke immigration laws.
- Noem noted ongoing talks with five states for similar sites, while human rights and community groups have raised concerns about conditions, health, and legal safeguards at these facilities.
- The partnership signals a broader federal effort to rapidly expand detention capacity in preparation for increased deportations, likely intensifying national debate and scrutiny.
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Independent EspañolEarlier this year, the country's newest immigration court was opened in Indianapolis to address the backlog of cases and divert and relieve the busy court in Chicago.
DHS Noem visiting Chicago area Friday; News conference on immigration planned
CHICAGO — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will be in the Chicago area Friday. Noem is scheduled to host a press conference at 10 a.m. at the Homeland Security Investigations field office in Lombard. Earlier this week, Noem trumpeted a new state partnership to expand immigrant detention in Indiana. She said would add 1,000 detention beds for immigrants facing deportation under a revived federal program. On social media, DHS also post…
Kristi Noem Ripped After Offering Groanworthy Nickname For New Migrant Detention Center
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was widely mocked after she announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will build a new migrant detention center in Miami County, Indiana, already nicknamed the "Speedway Slammer"—a camp that will be the next so-called "Alligator Alcatraz."Noem announced that Indiana will add 1,000 immigration detention beds through a revived federal initiative aimed at ramping up deportations. Rather than co…
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