Facility
military-base
Proposed
Camp Atterbury IN — Military ICE Detention
Johnson/Bartholomew, IN
1,000 (planned)
Bed capacity
Operator: Department of Defense / DHS
Overview
Indiana’s Camp Atterbury was named in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s July 15, 2025 letter to Congress as available for DHS use to detain immigrants. The facility is located approximately 40 miles south of Indianapolis on 34,000+ acres.
Key Details
- Location: ~40 miles south of Indianapolis
- Size: 34,000+ acres
- Current operator: Indiana National Guard
- Planned capacity: Up to 1,000 (shared allocation with JBMDL)
- Status: Analysis and planning phase; no confirmed timeline for intakes (as of May 2026, no detainees have arrived)
- Facility type planned: DoD approved DHS’s request to establish temporary soft-sided holding facilities (tent-style, fenced — comparable to Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz”) on the grounds, rather than reuse existing buildings. Indiana National Guard is “currently working” with DOD/DHS, but no arrival date or count has been provided.
Facility Background
Camp Atterbury is a federally owned facility licensed to and operated by the Indiana National Guard. It provides full logistical and training support for up to two brigade-sized elements simultaneously. Hegseth stated detention would “not negatively affect military training, operations, readiness, or other military requirements.”