{"id":2471552,"date":"2025-08-06T14:22:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indy-car-rebukes-name-of-new-speedway-slammer-migrant-facility\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T14:23:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:23:38","slug":"indy-car-rebukes-name-of-new-speedway-slammer-migrant-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indy-car-rebukes-name-of-new-speedway-slammer-migrant-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Indy Car Rebukes Name of New &#8216;Speedway Slammer&#8217; migrant facility"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Findy-car-rebukes-name-of-new-speedway-slammer-migrant-facility%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2471552&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Indiana Motor Speedway has expressed its objection to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary Kristi Noem&#8217;s declaration of a new migrant detention facility named the &#8220;Speedway Slammer,&#8221; which references the motorsport brand without permission.INDYCAR stated it was unaware of the use of its imagery and requested that its intellectual property not be associated wiht the detention center.The &#8220;speedway Slammer&#8221; is set to add 1,000 beds to immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) capacity at the Miami Correctional facility in Indiana, representing a partnership between the state and DHS. This facility is a counterpart to Florida&#8217;s &#8220;Alligator Alcatraz,&#8221; another controversial ICE detention center known for harsh conditions. Indiana Governor Mike Braun supports the initiative as part of a broad effort to address illegal immigration. while officials emphasize the seriousness of ICE&#8217;s work, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anal-rape-with-a-stick-bbc-report-details-systemic-rape-in-uighur-concentration-camps\/\" title=\"\u2018Anal Rape With A Stick\u2019: BBC Report Details Systemic Rape In Uighur Concentration Camps\">human rights groups<\/a> have raised concerns about detainee treatment at similar facilities. The announcement has drawn political attention amid broader discussions on immigration enforcement and state cooperation with federal authorities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Indy Car rebukes name of new &lsquo;Speedway Slammer&rsquo; migrant detention facility touted by Noem<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2198111\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Indiana Motor Speedway expressed displeasure at Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3491927\/noem-alligator-alcatraz-successor-indiana-speedway-slammer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">announcement<\/a> Tuesday that a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-times-biden-and-trump-did-the-same-thing-and-the-media-reaction-was-totally-different\/\" title=\"3 Times Biden And Trump Did The Same Thing\u2026 And The Media Reaction Was Totally Different\">migrant detention center<\/a> would reference the motorsport company.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We were unaware of plans to incorporate our imagery as part of yesterday&rsquo;s announcement. Consistent with our approach to public policy and political issues, we are communicating our preference that our IP not be utilized moving forward in relation to this matter,&rdquo; INDYCAR said in a statement to the<em> Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3492204\/kristi-noem-age-limit-ice-applicants-removed\/\">Noem says age limit for ICE applicants has been removed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3492167\/georgetown-researcher-badar-khan-suri-settles-trump-administration-ice\/\">Georgetown researcher Badar Khan Suri settles with White House after ICE detention<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3491831\/trump-cuts-immigration-dampening-employment-numbers\/\">Trump cuts to immigration could be dampening employment numbers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>As part of the announcement for the new &ldquo;Speedway Slammer&rdquo; detention center, DHS shared <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHSgov\/status\/1952857892383859197\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">images<\/a> of an IndyCar with &ldquo;ICE&rdquo; lettering in front of a prison.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>DHS created the image to spread the word about the 1,000 beds the facility will add to Immigration and Customs Enforcement&rsquo;s holding capacity. Indiana&rsquo;s &ldquo;Speedway Slammer&rdquo; is the alliterative sister facility to Florida&rsquo;s &ldquo;Alligator Alcatraz,&rdquo; as the Hoosier state becomes the second in line to partner with DHS on expanding ICE detention space.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t name the facilities,&rdquo; White House border czar Tom Homan told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>Wednesday afternoon about the controversy. &ldquo;But I&rsquo;ll say this: The work of ICE &mdash; the men and women of ICE are trying to do their job with integrity and honor. I don&rsquo;t want these names to take detract from that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Homan again emphasized that he &ldquo;wasn&rsquo;t involved&rdquo; in choosing the name &ldquo;Speedway Slammer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But I want people to focus on the hard work and the dangerous work the men and women of ICE are doing,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want the names taking over the great work they&rsquo;re going. This is serious work and it&rsquo;s dangerous work, so I want to stick with that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Indiana Department of Corrections will partner with DHS to add the additional beds to the existing Miami Correctional Facility in Bunker Hill, Indiana, according to Tuesday&rsquo;s DHS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2025\/08\/05\/speedway-slammer-new-partnership-dhs-and-state-indiana-expand-detention-space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">press release<\/a>. Noem thanked Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) for his cooperation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thanks to Governor Braun for his partnership to help remove the worst of the worst out of our country. If you are in America illegally, you could find yourself in Indiana&rsquo;s Speedway Slammer. Avoid arrest and self deport now using the CBP Home App,&rdquo; Noem said in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2025\/08\/05\/speedway-slammer-new-partnership-dhs-and-state-indiana-expand-detention-space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">release<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Braun, a former U.S. senator from Indiana who bested democratic candidate Jennifer McCormick by over ten points to win his state&rsquo;s gubernatorial race in 2024 with a Donald Trump endorsement, said he is &ldquo;proud&rdquo; to work with Noem and Trump on the initiative.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Indiana is taking a comprehensive and collaborative approach to combating illegal immigration and will continue to lead the way among states,&rdquo; Braun said.<\/p>\n<p>Indiana remains under the federal spotlight this week as Vice President JD Vance heads to Indianapolis on Thursday to meet with Braun and state Republican legislators on the topic of redistricting its legislative map, the<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/08\/05\/indiana-republican-redistricting-congressional-seat-democrat-election-trump-midterm\/85521891007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Indianapolis Star<\/a><\/em>  says. The push for more republican strongholds in Indiana comes as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3491672\/texas-redistricting-map-longterm-legal-showdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">administration&rsquo;s efforts<\/a> to secure more GOP house seats moving into the 2026 midterm elections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3491927\/noem-alligator-alcatraz-successor-indiana-speedway-slammer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>NOEM REVEALS PLANS FOR &lsquo;ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ SUCCESSOR IN INDIANA CALLED SPEEDWAY SLAMMER&rsquo;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) was the first governor to formally partner with Noem on expanding ICE detention capacity, rapidly opening Alligator Alcatraz after an eight-day assembly period in early July, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/immigration\/article309976110.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Miami Herald<\/a>. The facility has the capacity to hold approximately 3,000 detainees in its remote location in the Florida Everglades. DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3489724\/desantis-florida-has-arrested-nearly-3000-migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said on Friday<\/a> that 600 undocumented immigrants have been deported through the facility after being apprehended by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >state law enforcement officers<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Several human rights advocates have flagged the conditions at Alligator Alcatraz for its inhumane living and environmental conditions. The ACLU started a petition to <a href=\"https:\/\/action.aclu.org\/send-message\/shut-down-alligator-alcatraz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;Shut Down &lsquo;Alligator Alcatraz&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/a>, pointing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/world-nation\/story\/2025-07-11\/detainees-describe-worms-in-food-sewage-near-beds-inside-alligator-alcatraz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reports<\/a> of &ldquo;maggot-infested food&rdquo; given to detainees and environmental concerns surrounding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2025\/08\/04\/climate\/alligator-alcatraz-hurricanes-storms.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">flooding<\/a> in the Everglades. Florida government officials have strongly pushed back against these reports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The reporting on the conditions in the facility is completely false. The facility meets all required standards and is in good working order,&rdquo; Stephanie Hartman, director of communications for the Florida Division of Emergency Management, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/news\/alligator-alcatraz-detainees-allege-inhumane-conditions-at-immigration-detention-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CBS News<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A federal judge is set to hear testimony on the facility conditions<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/judge-halting-operations-alligator-alcatraz-environmental-concerns\/story?id=124389770#:~:text=Located%2050%20miles%20west%20of,house%20more%20than%203%2C000%20detainees.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> this week<\/a>. In the meantime, Kristi Noem remains steadfast that ICE detention centers should aim to emulate the Alligator Alcatraz facility, she told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/alligator-alcatraz-model-kristi-noem-homeland-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CBS News<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2198111\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2198111\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IndyCar objects to Noem&#8217;s use of its name for detention center<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3978,"featured_media":2471553,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Noem-Alligator-Alcatraz.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50410,60757,60759,60758],"class_list":["post-2471552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-controversy-2","tag-indy-car","tag-migrant-facility","tag-speedway-slammer"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Noem-Alligator-Alcatraz.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3978"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2471552"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2471556,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471552\/revisions\/2471556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2471553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2471552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2471552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2471552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}