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Hilton Drops Lakeville Hampton Inn After Denial of DHS, ICE Guests

The company is reinforcing standards with franchisees following evidence the independently owned property defied brand policy.

Overview

  • Hilton terminated the franchise and removed the Lakeville hotel from its systems after new video showed continued refusals of federal agents.
  • Emails released by DHS and ICE indicated the hotel told government buyers it would not allow immigration officers to stay.
  • GSA removed the property from its FedRooms program and federal booking tools, citing violations of government lodging requirements.
  • Photos on Thursday showed a crane taking down the Hampton Inn sign at the site in the Minneapolis area.
  • Hilton reiterated that its hotels welcome all guests and said it is engaging franchisees to ensure similar incidents do not recur.