Overview

• Alligator Alcatraz opened in early July under emergency orders and federal grants and has processed and deported over 600 migrants to date
• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem formalized the Speedway Slammer partnership with Indiana to add 1,000 ICE beds at Miami Correctional Facility under the 287(g) program
• Officials say the Speedway Slammer will detain individuals labeled as the “worst of the worst” criminal migrants for expedited removal
• Environmental and tribal groups along with civil rights organizations have filed lawsuits challenging Alligator Alcatraz’s exemptions from federal resource-protection laws and its detainee conditions
• DHS and state leaders indicate additional partnerships are in discussion as they seek to rapidly scale migrant detention capacity across multiple states