Categories

“No Room at the Inn”: Hilton Property Under Fire for Blocking Law Enforcement

Patriot Brief

  • A Minneapolis-area Hilton property allegedly canceled reservations for DHS and ICE personnel.

  • The cancellation email cited a refusal to host immigration enforcement officials.

  • Department of Homeland Security says the action may be part of a broader pattern in the area.

If these emails are authentic — and neither Hilton nor DHS is disputing that they exist — this isn’t a misunderstanding or a clerical error. It’s an ideological decision by a hotel manager to deny service to federal law enforcement based solely on their job. And that’s a line that shouldn’t be crossed, regardless of where you land politically on immigration.

Law enforcement officers weren’t trying to stage a protest or make a statement. They were booking rooms using official government emails and rates while carrying out federal duties. The response they reportedly received wasn’t neutral or procedural — it was explicit. Don’t stay here. Tell your coworkers. We don’t want you.

That’s not “welcoming.” That’s discrimination by profession, and it undermines the basic expectation that private businesses won’t interfere with lawful government operations. DHS’s reaction may sound sharp, but it’s understandable. When a hotel refuses to house agents in the middle of an active enforcement surge, it’s not just symbolic — it’s operational obstruction.

Hilton’s corporate response was predictable: distance, disclaim, investigate. Calling the property “independently owned and operated” may be legally accurate, but it doesn’t erase the brand association or the damage done. Flags fly over franchises for a reason. The public doesn’t separate them.

What makes the timing worse is the context. Minneapolis is already under intense scrutiny over fraud tied to immigration and social services, and thousands of federal agents are being deployed to investigate. Against that backdrop, refusing rooms to DHS looks less like activism and more like deliberate resistance.

Businesses are free to hold opinions. They are not free to selectively sabotage law enforcement while hiding behind corporate branding. If this truly is part of a “coordinated campaign,” as DHS suggests, it deserves serious scrutiny — not spin.

From Western Journal:

A Hilton-branded hotel chain property in Minneapolis allegedly sent an email announcing that reservations for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other Department of Homeland Security officials would be cancelled.

The email appears to be from the Hampton Inn by Hilton in Lakeville, Minnesota. It informed the recipient that reservations for those involved with immigration enforcement would not be honored.

“We have noticed an influx of GOV reservations made today that have been for DHS, and we are not allowing any ICE or immigration agents to stay at our property. If you are with DHS or immigration, let us know as we will have to cancel your reservation,” an email from the Hampton Inn’s FOM, or front office manager, said.

“Please pass on this info to your coworkers that we are not allowing any immigration agents to stay at our property,” the manager added.

A follow-up email informed the recipient, “After further investigation online, we have found information about immigration work connected with your name and we will be cancelling your upcoming reservation. You should see a proper cancellation email in your inbox shortly from Hilton.”

 

The office DHS account on X posted images of the emails and commented, “NO ROOM AT THE INN! @HiltonHotels has launched a coordinated campaign in Minneapolis to REFUSE service to DHS law enforcement.”

“When officers attempted to book rooms using official government emails and rates, Hilton Hotels maliciously CANCELLED their reservations. This is UNACCEPTABLE. Why is Hilton Hotels siding with murderers and rapists to deliberately undermine and impede DHS law enforcement from their mission to enforce our nation’s immigration laws?”

The use of the language “coordinated campaign” suggested DHS was experiencing similar reservation issues at other Hilton properties in the area.

Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin posted a statement from Hilton responding to the emails in question, which said, “Hilton hotels serve as welcoming places for all. This hotel is independently owned and operated, and the actions referenced are not reflective of Hilton values.”

“We are investigating this matter with this individual hotel, and can confirm that Hilton works with governments, law enforcement, and community leaders around the world to ensure our properties are open and inviting to everyone.”

CBS News reported Monday that the federal government is deploying 2,000 agents to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area as part of an immigration crackdown in the wake of the Somali fraud scandal.

“The plan is for the agents and officers to oversee a 30-day surge in operations in the Twin Cities area, making the region the first major target of the Trump administration’s expanded immigration crackdown in the new year, officials said,” according to the outlet.

“Agents deployed from Homeland Security Investigations are expected to probe alleged cases of fraud, building on last month’s inspection of dozens of sites in the Minneapolis area,” CBS added.

“One former law enforcement official described the scale as extraordinary, noting that the number of HSI agents being sent to Minneapolis is roughly equivalent to the entire HSI workforce assigned to the state of Arizona.”

Source

Photo Credit: Kayla Bartkowski / Getty Images

More Reading

Post navigation

Leave a Comment

Leave a Reply