The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on August 8 deleted its August 5 X post that depicted a seemingly AI-generated image of an IndyCar to promote its new northern Indiana immigrant detention facility, dubbed the “Speedway Slammer.”

After Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Penske Entertainment requested on August 6 that the image not be used , DHS said that the agency did not plan to change the way it marketed the facility.

DHS on Friday did not immediately respond to a request for comment on why the post was deleted.

The original post featured an image of a white IndyCar emblazoned with the letters “ICE” — Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The car also bore a number 5, leading critics to point out that Pato O’Ward, who drives the number 5 IndyCar, is the only Mexican 500 dri

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