The IndyCar Series on Wednesday issued a statement distancing the racing competition from a recent advertisement for Immigration and Customs Enforcement that featured an AI-mockup of one of their vehicles.
An image posted to the department’s official social media page shows a white Dallara DW12 IndyCar with the number 5, the same number used by Mexican driver Pato O’Ward, and the ICE logo outside an ICE detention center captioned “Speedway Slammer,” a nickname given to the Miami Correctional Facility state prison about 70 miles from the Indianapolis 500 race track in Speedway, Indiana.
“COMING SOON to Indiana: The Speedway Slammer. Today, we’re announcing a new partnership with the state of Indiana to expand detention bed space by 1,000 beds,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement.
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