ICE detention center to open in Indiana
Indiana began a partnership with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hold undocumented immigrants earlier this month.
The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, said it plans to hold up to 1,000 undocumented immigrants at the Miami Correctional Facility, located 75 miles north of Indianapolis. DHS partnered with the Indiana Department of Corrections to make the beds available.
The prison has been dubbed the “Speedway Slammer,” following Florida’s obtaining the temporary “Alligator Alcatraz” detention facility, according to the AP. DHS said the Miami Correctional Facility will hold “some of the worst criminal illegal aliens arrested by ICE.”
Redistricting efforts ripple throughout Indiana, U.S.
Earlier this month, while President Donald Trump put pressure on Republican-run states to redistrict congressional boundaries, Vice President JD Vance visited Indiana.
Vance visited with Indiana Governor Mike Braun, according to the Associated Press. The push for redistricting aims to maximize Republican advantages in upcoming elections. The same day, Trump called for a new federal census via social media, according to the AP. The federal census is traditionally conducted every 10 years, with the last one held in 2020. Trump’s call for a new census has been questioned after the Supreme Court struck down his proposed citizen question on the census in 2020.
Texas and California’s governments are currently working on redistricting plans, with California aiming to counter Texas’ potential Republican advantage, according to the AP. After Vance’s visit, Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith took to X and posted he “fully supports” the effort to redistrict.
Trump aims to set up trilateral meeting
President Donald Trump said he is working on arranging a meeting between him, President of Russia Vladimir Putin, and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenkskyy, according to the AP. This comes after Trump held separate meetings with Putin and Zelenskyy earlier this month. The meeting will aim to discuss an end to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which has been ongoing since February 2022, according to the AP. Trump also said the U.S. would back Europe in security guarantees for Ukraine, which should prevent future invasions from Russia.
