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IndyCar Officials and Pato O'Ward Shocked by ICE-Related 'Speedway Slammer' Post
INDIANA, AUG 6 – IndyCar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway oppose DHS using their racing imagery without consent to promote new Indiana ICE detention center with 1,000 added beds.
- The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is upset with the Department of Homeland Security for using its intellectual property without consent to advertise the Speedway Slammer detention facility, as reported by the Daily Beast.
- The Indianapolis Motor Speedway expressed its preference that its intellectual property not be used in relation to the facility's advertisement, stating they were unaware of the plans.
- DHS Secretary Kristi Noem labeled the facility the 'Speedway Slammer' and indicated it would detain people in America illegally.
- Concerns have been raised about the treatment of detainees in similar facilities, with reports of human rights abuses leading to lawsuits against places like Florida's so-called 'Alligator Alcatraz.
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IndyCar officials and Pato O’Ward shocked by ICE-related ‘Speedway Slammer’ post
IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward and series officials were shocked by a social media post from the Department of Homeland Security that touts plans for an immigration detention center in Indiana dubbed “Speedway Slammer,” and includes a car with the same number as the only Mexican driver in the series.
Mexican IndyCar driver 'caught off guard' by ICE's 'Speedway Slammer' post on social media
Mexican IndyCar driver Pato O'Ward expressed shock over the Department of Homeland Security's AI-generated image that coincidentally matched his car number for ICE promotion.
A social media publication sparked controversy and both the Mexican driver and the IndyCar already gave their opinion
IndyCar Expresses Concern Over 'Speedway Slammer' Branding
Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty IndyCar was surprised when the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) used an AI-generated race bearing the agency’s logo to promote plans for the “Speedway Slammer,” a planned immigration detention facility in Miami County, Indiana 75 miles north of Indianapolis. Following Tuesday’s announcement by the Department of Homeland Security that it plans to expand detention space by about 1,000 beds at the Miami Correcti…
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