Community members in Elkhart County, Indiana, organized and defeated the construction of a new immigration detention prison by private prison company CoreCivic (formerly known as Corrections Corporation of America, or CCA).

Wall Street Journal: Why One Trump County Rejected an Immigration-Detention Facility (2/2/2018)

Mother Jones: Here’s What Happens When Trump Policy Comes to Trump Country (2/2/2018)

CBS WSBT 22:Concerns in Elkhart County about proposed immigration detention facility  (11/17/2017)

ABC57: Company eyeing Elkhart County for new immigration detention center (11/17/2017)

Goshen News: Immigrants and allies voice opposition to detention center plan (11/18/2017)

NBC WNDU16: Rally held in Goshen to protest potential ICE facility (11/18/2017)

CBS WSBT22: Coalition protests over proposed Elkhart Co. immigration detention facility (11/30/2017)

Associated Press: Indiana Residents Oppose Proposed ICE Detention Center (12/1/2017)

NBC WNDU16: Community pushes back against proposed ICE detention facility (12/1/2017)

South Bend Tribune: Opposition to proposed Elkhart County ICE facility mobilizes (12/1/2017)