State receives first monthly payment for ICE detainees

By: Niki Kelly

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: February 11, 2026

Words: 235

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Indiana has received its first payment for housing federal immigration detainees at the Miami Correctional Facility in northern Indiana — $1.17 million.

The Indiana Department of Correction said Wednesday the payment is for 4,040 ICE beds at a bed rate of $291.24 a day for October. That invoice was submitted during the federal government shutdown and was delayed.

Payments for subsequent months are expected in the coming weeks, the agency said.

This money is in …

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