Overview
- On August 5, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced a partnership with Indiana to open the 1,000-bed “Speedway Slammer” ICE detention center.
- The announcement included an AI-generated IndyCar-style image featuring ICE branding and the No. 5 on a racing car.
- IndyCar and driver Pato O’Ward said they did not authorize the imagery and have asked DHS to stop using their intellectual property.
- DHS defended the graphic as non-infringing, vowed to continue the race car motif and declined to explain why it chose the No. 5.
- Governor Mike Braun praised the facility as a tool for removing “the worst of the worst,” highlighting the administration’s focus on criminal migrants.