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Hilton Cuts Ties With Minnesota Franchise After Hotel Refused Rooms to DHS/ICE Agents

The decision followed video confirming the independently owned Lakeville property kept turning away DHS personnel.

Protesters march through frigid conditions, with temperatures near 10 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 12 Celsius), in a neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on December 20, 2025, where many Somali, Latino and Hispanic immigrants live and work, during the "MN Love Our Immigrant Neighbors - ICE Out of MN!" rally calling for the removal of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement from Minnesota.
A view of the Hampton Inn.
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Overview

  • DHS on Jan. 5 posted emails showing the Hampton Inn Lakeville telling government buyers it would not allow ICE or immigration agents to stay and that reservations would be canceled.
  • Hilton initially said the property was independently owned and not reflective of the brand’s values, while operator Everpeak Hospitality apologized and said it was accommodating affected guests.
  • After a video showed a front desk employee still denying a DHS booking, Hilton on Jan. 6 said it was removing the hotel from its systems and reinforcing standards with franchisees.
  • The hotel at issue is a Hilton-branded Hampton Inn near Minneapolis, part of a network where most locations are owned and operated by franchisees.
  • The dispute unfolded as the administration sent a major DHS/ICE deployment to Minnesota for fraud investigations, with reports indicating the surge could involve roughly 2,000 agents, and it drew intense online reactions and market attention.