After pushback from IndyCar, social media post from Department of Homeland Security touting 'Speedway Slammer' taken dow

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After pushback from IndyCar, social media post from Department of Homeland Security touting 'Speedway Slammer' taken down

However, DHS reposted a different picture with multiple IndyCars Friday afternoon

Nick Bromberg Senior writer
August 9, 2025 at 7:23 AM EDT
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A social media post from the Department of Homeland Security that contained an AI image of an IndyCar to promote a proposed detention center in the state of Indiana was taken down before a different image was posted on Friday afternoon.

DHS touted the “Speedway Slammer” on Tuesday as part of a “partnership with the state of Indiana to expand ICE detention space by 1,000 beds” at the Miami Correctional Center. In the image, a No. 5 IndyCar had the ICE acronym all over the car.

The IndyCar Series immediately spoke out against the use of its car in the promotion. The series said it was “unaware” that DHS was planning to use the image of an IndyCar as part of the announcement and that it was “communicating our preference that our IP not be utilized moving forward in relation to this matter.”

As of Friday afternoon, the URL leading to the post with the image of the IndyCar on X, formerly known as Twitter, was showing the post as removed. The post is also not seen among the posts that are shown on the main feed of the DHS account.

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