GOSHEN —  Elkhart County Commissioner Mike Yoder announced on Facebook this morning, that Core Civic had informed the county commissioners it was pulling the zoning request and would not be seeking a possible location in Elkhart County.

Opposition to the proposed 1,400 bed Immigration Detention Center had come from various facets of the Elkhart County community.

InkFreeNews is currently seeking comment from CoreCivic on its decision to not build in Elkhart County