Central Indiana residents protest Miami Correctional Facility’s ICE detention role

On Aug. 30, over 30 residents of Zionsville, Lebanon and Indianapolis participated in a statewide demonstration opposing the Miami Correctional Facility’s role as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention site in Bunker Hill. Organizers said more than 50 statewide organizations and faith communities joined the action; protesters have repeatedly expressed concern about reported deficiencies in medical care and living conditions at the facility since it began housing detainees in October 2025.

Ellen Corcella, who organized the Zionsville demonstration, thanked participants for raising awareness of what she called a humanitarian crisis at the ICE detention unit. The facility’s new role has prompted multiple protests and public concern but the article does not report any administrative changes or decisions by prison or state officials in response.

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