Overview

• On August 6, the Department of Homeland Security formally unveiled the Speedway Slammer at the Miami Correctional Center through a partnership with Governor Mike Braun’s administration.
• The 1,000-bed facility is designated for migrants convicted of serious offenses under an expedited deportation policy aimed at the “worst of the worst.”
• Funding from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act underwrote this rapid expansion of ICE’s detention capacity as part of a broader 80,000-bed plan.
• A pending 287(g) agreement will grant Indiana’s state and local authorities limited federal immigration enforcement powers.
• Human rights and environmental groups warn that the project replicates Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz model and raises due-process and ecological safety concerns.