A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday said New Jersey cannot ban the detention of immigrants awaiting deportation within its borders, agreeing with private prison operator CoreCivic that it "destroys the federal government's marketplace" for detention facilities crucial to immigration enforcement.

The ruling allows the Elizabeth Detention Center in New Jersey to stay open, where 77% of its detainees were designated as “non-criminal.”

A federal appeals court overturned a New Jersey law that blocked private immigration detention centers, citing interference with federal immigration powers.