Hundreds protest federal plan to convert Camp Atterbury into ICE detention center

About 200 Protest Camp Atterbury Detention Proposal

Source: WISH-TV / WISH-TV JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind — About 200 people protested Sunday near Camp Atterbury, opposing plans to use the site as a temporary detention center for immigrants. Protesters said the move conflicts with the base’s history, which includes serving as a World War II hospital and temporarily housing Afghan refugees in 2021. Brad Meyer, the protest organizer and a Democrat planning to run against Congresswoman Erin Houchin, said th…

Protestors gather to oppose potential ICE use of Camp Atterbury

Hundreds protest planned ICE detention facility at Camp Atterbury

Demonstrators protest planned ICE facility at Camp Atterbury JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) — Protesters from across Indiana on Sunday said they don’t want Camp Atterbury to become a concentration camp. About 200 people gathered at a park just outside Camp Atterbury to protest its planned use as a temporary detention facility for suspected illegal immigrants. Amanda Burkman, who drove to the protest from Jennings County, said those plans amount to …

Hundreds protest federal plan to convert Camp Atterbury into ICE detention center

JOHNSON COUNTY Sunday afternoon, hundreds gathered at Johnson County Park to protest a federal plan that would turn nearby Camp Atterbury into an ICE detention facility.Camp Atterbury, a 34,000-acre site, is owned by the federal government and licensed to the Indiana National Guard. The facility has been at the center of a growing debate.Protesters, concerned citizens and local leaders rallied to oppose what they call an inhumane and misguided d…

Protest held Sunday against plans for Camp Atterbury to serve as ICE detention facility in Indiana

Hundreds of people protested on Sunday afternoon against a proposal to detain undocumented immigrants at Camp Atterbury in southern Indiana.

Hundreds protest plan to convert Camp Atterbury into detention center

Source: SOPA Images / Getty JOHNSON COUNTY — Sunday afternoon, hundreds gathered at Johnson County Park to protest a federal plan that would turn nearby Camp Atterbury into an ICE detention facility. Camp Atterbury, a 34,000-acre site, is owned by the federal government and licensed to the Indiana National Guard. The facility has been at the center of a growing debate. Protesters, concerned citizens and local leaders rallied to oppose what they …