County Fight
Blocked
Shakopee MN — Warehouse Owner Pulls Out After Community Mobilization
Scott, MN
Current status: Blocked. Opus (developer) pulled out of the deal after state Rep. Brad Tabke mobilized opposition. Tabke: 'We got it killed.
The Fight
A warehouse on Emery Way in Shakopee, owned by Opus (a Minnetonka-based developer), was on ICE’s list of 16 industrial sites for the Detention Reengineering Initiative — planned as a 1,500-bed processing center.
State Representative Brad Tabke (DFL-Shakopee) learned of the internal ICE planning document and mobilized opposition. Opus pulled out of the deal.
Why This Fight Matters
Shakopee is part of a pattern of seller-side withdrawals that killed ICE warehouse deals in 2025-2026 — alongside Kansas City MO, Hanover VA, and Woodbury MN. When the property owner won’t sell, ICE can’t buy. Community pressure on the seller, not the government, is the most effective pre-purchase tactic.
Sources
This research is published at The RAMM — investigative reporting on the detention pipeline.