The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is expanding its network of large-scale immigration detention facilities beyond Florida. Secretary Kristi Noem on 5 August announced a partnership with Indiana to create the “Speedway Slammer,” a 1,000-bed complex to be housed at the state-run Miami Correctional Facility in Miami County. Indiana Governor Mike Braun said the project will reinforce state-federal cooperation as the administration accelerates removals of undocumented migrants. Funding for the Indiana site comes from last month’s reconciliation law, which set aside money for 80,000 additional Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) beds nationwide. The legislation also finances Florida’s existing “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Everglades—opened on 1 July with 2,000 beds and slated to double in size—and a second Florida centre planned for Camp Blanding near Jacksonville. DHS has indicated it is evaluating other states, including Arizona, Nebraska and Louisiana, for similar projects. To staff the enlarged system, DHS has scrapped the age limit for new ICE agents and is offering signing bonuses that can reach $50,000. Noem said the recruitment drive has drawn 80,000 applications for 10,000 posts, although outside analysts have questioned whether those incentives will translate into sustained hiring. The administration is encouraging undocumented migrants without criminal records to self-deport, framing the new detention capacity as a backstop for those who do not comply.