287(g) Program
Minnesota
As of August 21, 2026
Agency Locations
How participation has grown
Active 287(g) agreements by model, since Dec 2024.
10 agreements.
Experimental (#162). Each line counts active agency–model agreements, so an agency with two models counts once per model. Changes are dated by when they appear in ICE's published list; the Dec 2024 level carries everything signed before then, and the archive has no snapshots between mid-Dec 2024 and early Mar 2025, so the lines run flat there.
News coverage of ICE's 287(g) program in Minnesota
Updated July 27, 2026
A federal judge has upheld Minnesota's local limits on immigration enforcement, striking down a Justice Department lawsuit that sought to force the state and several major jurisdictions to honor ICE detainers. Even as state and city leaders successfully defended their non-cooperation policies, sheriffs in eight rural Minnesota counties signed 287(g) agreements last year to partner with federal agents, sparking ongoing civil rights lawsuits and community pushback.
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Minnesota Agencies
9 agencies
| Models | Population | MOA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County Sheriff's Office Cass County | County | 2025 | 28.3K | ↗ | |
| Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office Crow Wing County | County | 2025 | 32.6K | ↗ | |
| Freeborn County Sheriff's Office Freeborn County | County | 2025 | 11.6K | ↗ | |
| International Falls Police Department Koochiching County | Municipality | 2026 | 5.4K | ↗ | |
| Isle Police Department Mille Lacs County | Municipality | 2026 | 832 | ↗ | |
| Itasca County Sheriff's Office Itasca County | County | 2025 | 28.7K | ↗ | |
| Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office Kandiyohi County | County | 2025 | 21.8K | ↗ | |
| Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Office Mille Lacs County | County | 2025 | 18K | ↗ | |
| Sherburne County Sheriff's Office Sherburne County | County | 2025 | 50.1K | ↗ |