MIAMI COUNTY, Ind. — Tuesday, dozens of protesters gathered outside Miami Correctional Facility to speak out against the Indiana Department of Correction’s plans to partner with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“This is inhumane, and we don't want it in our state,” protester Nikki Books said.

“My husband, he served during Vietnam,” Wabash County Democratic Party Chair Tammy Ingalls said. “This is not why he served."

Earlier this month, Indiana Governor Mike Braun’s office announced IDOC would work with ICE to make up to 1,000 beds available at the facility. Shortly following that announcement, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released multiple posts on X calling the facility the “Speedway Slammer.” IndyCar has asked federal immigration authorities not to use its brandi

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