A new 1,000-bed immigration detention center in Indiana is stirring debate, especially over its nickname “Speedway Slammer,” ...

Indiana’s Miami Correctional Facility is set to transform into the “Speedway Slammer,” a new facility aimed at expanding ICE detention capacity by 1,000 beds. Similar to “Alligator Alcatraz” in ...

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 ...

An Illinois sign greets people at the Indiana border near County Road 3200 East in Iroquois County, Illinois, on Jan. 29, 2025.

A series of new laws will take effect in Indiana on Tuesday, including changes to voter registration even reviewing the state’s border with Illinois.

The counties, many of which are on the Illinois-Indiana border, cite disagreements with the state’s population center, Chicago, and high taxes in Illinois.