(Indianapolis, IN) - $16 million will be allocated from the Indiana's Department of Correction to the new "Speedway Slammer" ICE detention center.

 

The State Budget Committee on Wednesday approved the DOC's use of the money for items such as temporary staff housing and security upgrades.

 

The staffing will come mostly from other DOC facilities across the state.

 

The Speedway Slammer could house as many as a thousand migrants at the Miami Correction Facility in Peru before they're deported.

 

According to the DOC, the federal government is promising to reimburse Indiana up to $80 million over the next two years, more than covering the state’s $16 million expense.