Indiana’s Camp Atterbury will be used to house immigrant detainees under a new federal plan revealed this week by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Camp Atterbury could be selected as one of two military sites to be used to house detained illegal immigrants, a letter from U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says.

Indiana's Camp Atterbury will be used to detain immigrant detainees under a new federal plan revealed this week by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hegseth outlined the plan in a July 15 letter to Congressional members,

Indiana’s Camp Atterbury and New Jersey’s Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst will be temporarily used to detain immigrants lacking permanent legal status, according to a directive from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

An Indiana congressman said he has received confirmation that Camp Atterbury will be used by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency to house detained migrants. The Department of Defense later verified this claim,

The Trump administration will temporarily house migrants at military bases in New Jersey and Indiana, according to a letter sent to Congress, deepening the Pentagon’s role in a historic expansion of immigration enforcement.

Indiana Sen.-elect Jim Banks meets with secretary of defense nominee Pete Hegseth by: Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Posted: Dec 5, 2024 / 04:49 PM EST / Updated: Dec 5, 2024 / 07:55 PM EST

Indiana’s Camp Atterbury can be used to detain immigrant detainees under a new federal plan revealed this week by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.