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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 ...
Trump border czar reacts after Indy 500 track boss demands end to ‘Speedway Slammer’ moniker for new migrant detention center
Penske Entertainment said it preferred that its ‘IP not be utilized moving forward in relation to this matter’ ...
DHS replaces 'Speedway Slammer' post. Here's how Indy car was changed
The Department of Homeland Security post of a seemingly AI-generated Indy car is promoting new immigrant detention plans in ...
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 ...
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 ...
IMS owner asks Homeland Security to stop using IndyCar in 'Speedway Slammer' plans
IndyCar has asked Homeland Security to stop using Speedway in its branding for an ICE detention center in Indiana.
'Speedway Slammer' immigration jail set to be Trump's next 'Alligator Alcatraz'
The company behind the Indy 500 questioned the government's use of its Speedway imagery to brand an immigration jail.
Rep. Rudy Yakym discusses One Big Beautiful Bill, Speedway Slammer during Logansport visit
Rep. Rudy Yakym, who represents Indiana’s 2nd District, met with more than two dozen people Thursday morning to promote and answer questions about his work on Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill.
Where is Indiana's 'Alligator Alcatraz'? About the prison Kristi Noem called 'Speedway Slammer'
The image, which appears to have been created with AI, shows the prison in the background. In the foreground is a track with a race car with "ICE" on the side. Here's what happened.Start ...