YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will reportedly stop using Youngstown’s Northeast Ohio Correctional Center at the end of February.

ICE officials released a statement on the situation Friday night saying that their contract with CoreCivic ends February 29th.

No details were given on why the organization would terminate its use of the prison.

Cleveland.com reports that ICE entered the contract with CoreCivic in late 2016 for access to the Youngstown facility.

That initial contract was only for a few months, but ICE continued to use the prison with their agreement reaching up to 352 detainees.

ICE officials told 21 News that the CoreCivic facility was never meant to be a permanent detention location.

Below is the statement from ICE officials:

Our contract with CoreCivic culminates on February 29th. The CoreCivic facility was never meant to be a permanent ICE detention location.

Transfers in ICE custody are made by authorized officials on the basis of complete and accurate case information, as outlined in ICE detention standards, and are undertaken as needed for a variety for reasons to include (but are not limited to) available space, court appearances or in preparation to depart the U.S. There is nothing unusual about transfers from one location to another.

ICE detainees are housed in a variety of facilities across the United States, including ICE-owned-and-operated facilities, local, county, or state facilities contracted through Intergovernmental Service Agreements, and contractor-owned-and-operated facilities. ICE uses these various models to meet the agency’s detention needs while achieving the highest possible cost savings for the taxpayer.