contested — Contested. CoreCivic confirmed 'exploring opportunities' with ICE for reactivation of 1,600-bed Prairie Correctional Facility. No contract signed as of April 2026. Community protests ongoing.

paused — Sheriff Bryan Welk signed a 287(g) Task Force Model agreement with ICE on Feb 28, 2025 (one of the first two in MN, alongside Itasca). After AG Ellison's Dec 12, 2025 opinion that sheriffs cannot enter such agreements unilaterally, Cass County Attorney Ben Lindstrom and Commissioner Neal Gaalswyk publicly declared the agreement null and void at the Jan 20, 2026 board meeting. Welk indicated no intent to enforce. Unlike Crow Wing (board sat on its hands), the Cass board's elected county attorney exercised the AG-opinion recourse to neutralize the unilateral signing.

contested — Sheriff Klang signed both TFM and WSO 287(g) agreements in March 2025 without county board approval. AG Ellison's Dec 2025 opinion says this is illegal. Agreements remain in effect as of May 2026 — board has neither ratified nor rescinded; Chair Franzen publicly accepts status quo. CWC indicated no change in approach despite ACLU's Freeborn injunction (Jan 16, 2026). Klang held ~60 Twin Cities-arrested detainees in 287-bed jail; assisted HSI with arrests at Brainerd's El Potro restaurant. Residents at March 24, 2026 board meeting demanded county join Jackson/Cass/Itasca in nullifying the agreement. State legislature considering full 287(g) ban (March 2026).

litigation — Preliminary injunction granted January 16, 2026. First successful legal challenge to a 287(g) agreement in Minnesota. IGSA for holding ICE detainees unaffected.

blocked — Sheriff Dawanna Witt refused new ICE agreements. Does not honor ICE detainers (unconstitutional). Federal agents made courthouse arrest Feb 2026. Sheriff says she was 'scapegoated' by feds.

paused — Sheriff Joe Dasovich signed a 287(g) Task Force Model agreement with ICE on Feb 27, 2025 — the first of two MN signings that week (Cass's Welk followed Feb 28). The agreement was never approved by the Itasca County Board. After AG Ellison's Dec 12, 2025 opinion that only county boards can authorize 287(g), Dasovich stated publicly (reported Jan 28, 2026) that he is 'in the same position as Cass,' that the agreement will not be brought to the board, and that 'I don't need the 287(g).' Itasca is held up alongside Cass and Jackson by Crow Wing residents as a regional model of nullification.

paused — Jackson County Sheriff Shawn Haken's office held two 287(g) agreements with ICE (Warrant Service Officer model + Jail Enforcement Model), entered after President Trump's second inauguration in 2025. Jackson was named in the Nov 7, 2025 Minnesota Reformer canonical list of 'eight Minnesota counties' with 287(g) agreements and confirmed by ACLU-MN's tracking. After AG Ellison's Dec 12, 2025 formal opinion that sheriffs cannot enter 287(g) unilaterally, Jackson is publicly grouped with Cass and Itasca as having stepped back from its agreement: at the March 24, 2026 Crow Wing County Board meeting, residents carried signs asking Crow Wing to 'join Jackson, Cass & Itasca Counties to nullify the 287g.' Variant 2 of the unilateral-elected-officer-vs-board mechanism: AG-opinion nullification without litigation. Direct primary-source confirmation of the specific Jackson board/county-attorney action is still pending.

contested — Board publicly divided. Chairman criticized federal agents as 'cowboys.' Vigil drew 100 supporters. IGSA active 22+ years. 287(g) WSO signed May 2025 but not operationalized. AG Ellison Dec 12, 2025 opinion held sheriffs cannot unilaterally sign 287(g) — authority belongs to county boards. Board discussed 287(g) for first time in public Feb 3, 2026, took no action; commissioner Corky Berg flagged lawsuit/financial-liability concerns. Board paralysis variant: the unilateral sheriff signature stands while a divided board declines to vote either way.

contested — Sheriff Kyle Burton signed Task Force Model 287(g) MOU with ICE in July 2025 without county board approval. Following AG Ellison's Dec 12, 2025 opinion that sheriffs lack authority to sign 287(g) unilaterally, Burton publicly refused to rescind, telling reporters Ellison's opinion 'does not carry influence with me' and 'I am not intimidated by him whatsoever.' County Board of Commissioners has taken no action to ratify or rescind. As of Jan 29, 2026, 10 individuals had been detained for deportation in the county. The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Chief Executive Virgil Wind issued Executive Order 2026-01 (~Jan 16, 2026) requiring ICE consultation with the Tribal Government before entering tribal lands — adding a tribal-sovereignty dimension absent from the other MN cluster fights. County Board further inflamed tribal relations with February 2026 Resolution 02-03-26-03 challenging reservation boundaries.

blocked — Warehouse owner declined to sell to ICE. Community opposition made the deal politically toxic for the seller.

blocked — Blocked. Opus (developer) pulled out of the deal after state Rep. Brad Tabke mobilized opposition. Tabke: 'We got it killed.'

contested — Sheriff Joel Brott pursued a 287(g) Jail Enforcement Model agreement in 2025; per Minnesota Reformer (Nov 7, 2025) Sherburne is among 8 MN counties listed with active 287(g)s. Application paused after AG Ellison's Dec 12, 2025 opinion that only county boards can authorize. The 732-bed Sherburne County Jail is MN's largest ICE detention site (long-running IGSA, ~131-detainee 19-year average, peaked at 304/day in 2019; ~99 detainees as of 2025 per Unicorn Riot). At a Jan 20, 2026 board workshop, Commissioner Gregg Felber pressed for a board resolution endorsing 287(g) and ICE assistance — county attorney warned discussion risked open-meeting-law violation; County Administrator Bruce Messelt flagged legal risk; Felber retracted. Sustained outside pressure: weekly SARI vigils, ICOM 'End ICE Detention' campaign, Mar 8 multi-org rally at sheriff's office.

blocked — Blocked. County Board Chair Bigham: 'There is no one on the board that supports an ICE detention center.' Owner confirmed would not sell or lease to federal government.