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Independent: Trump border czar reacts after Indy 500 track boss demands end to ‘Speedway Slammer’ moniker for new migrant detention center

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Penske Entertainment said it preferred that its ‘IP not be utilized moving forward in relation to this matter’

… On Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on X: “COMING SOON to Indiana: The Speedway Slammer. Today, we’re announcing a new partnership with the state of Indiana to expand detention bed space by 1,000 beds. Thanks to @GovBraun for his partnership to help remove the worst of the worst out of our country. If you are in America illegally, you could find yourself in Indiana’s Speedway Slammer. Avoid arrest and self deport now using the @CBP Home App.”/

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On Wednesday, Penske Entertainment, the owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, said the company did not want its intellectual property used alongside the detention center.

“We were unaware of plans to incorporate our imagery as part of the announcement,” the company told IndyStar in a statement. “Consistent with our approach to public policy and political issues, we are communicating our preference that our IP not be utilized moving forward in relation to this matter.”

Homan reacts after demand to ditch ‘Speedway Slammer’ detention center name
Penske Entertainment said it preferred that its ‘IP not be utilized moving forward in relation to this matter’

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/tom-homan-speedway-slammer-indy-500-b2803213.html

HuffPost: Critics ‘Mock’ Kristi Noem’s ‘Stupid’ Nickname For New Migrant Jail

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Indiana is getting its own spin on “Alligator Alcaztraz.”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem drew swift backlash on Tuesday after unveiling plans for a new migrant detention center in Indiana — which she dubbed the “Speedway Slammer.”

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Noem announced a partnership with Indiana Governor Mike Braun (R) to expand detention capacity by 1,000 beds at Miami Correctional Facility near Bunker Hill.

It will “help remove the worst of the worst out of our country,” she gleefully wrote.

“COMING SOON to Indiana: The Speedway Slammer,” Noem boosted.

“If you are in America illegally, you could find yourself in Indiana’s Speedway Slammer. Avoid arrest and self deport now using the @CBP Home App,” she added.

Critics condemned the announcement as “disgusting,” cruel and dehumanizing, calling out the Trump administration’s broader approach to immigration enforcement. They also slammed the center’s “stupid” name.

Many compared the branding of the facility to Florida’s so-called “Alligator Alcatraz,” the migrant detention center surrounded by snakes and alligators that the Trump administration promoted earlier this summer.

Critics ‘Mock’ Kristi Noem’s ‘Stupid’ Nickname For New Migrant Jail
Indiana is getting its own spin on “Alligator Alcaztraz.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kristi-noem-new-migrant-center-name_n_6892f411e4b07e7958a124ec