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,

Democrat U.S. Rep. André Carson demanded answers from federal officials in June about the potential use of the base for detentions. He said the use of Camp Atterbury for immigration purposes raises “serious questions” and flagged concerns about legal rights, humane treatment and national security.

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.