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Hilton drops Indian-owned hotel over cancelled ICE bookings
The Trump administration has increased the number of officers in the area after allegations of fraud involving Somali immigrants.
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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Hilton hotels group is pictured in central Brussels, Belgium August 4, 2017. / REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo
Hilton Worldwide Holdings has removed from its system a Minneapolis hotel that has refused to accept the bookings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, the hotel operator said on Jan. 6.
A Hampton Inn hotel, a Hilton brand owned by Indians, outside Minneapolis, Minnesota, refused to accommodate ICE agents, the Department of Homeland Security said in a post on social media platform X on Jan. 5.
The Trump administration has increased the number of officers in the area after allegations of fraud involving Somali immigrants.
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"We are taking immediate action to remove this hotel from our systems. Hilton is—and has always been—a welcoming place for all," the company said on X.
It made its comments after a video was posted on X on Jan. 6, which appeared to show ICE agents again being refused rooms at the Hampton Inn in Lakeview, after Hilton and the independent operator of the hotel apologized for an initial incident.
"A recent video clearly raises concerns that they are not meeting our standards and values," Hilton said. In a previous statement, Hilton said the property was independently owned and operated.
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the department welcomed Jan. 6's move by Hilton.
"Discriminatory business practices targeting DHS and deliberately undermining federal law enforcement are un-American and have real business consequences," she said in a statement.
Everpeak Hospitality, which runs the Hampton Inn, was not immediately available for comment on the video on Jan. 6. It said on Jan. 5 it was in touch with the impacted guests to ensure they were accommodated.
"We do not discriminate against any individuals or agencies and apologize to those impacted," it said on its website.
McLaughlin said on X that the agency has not heard from Everpeak Hospitality.
DHS had said on Jan. 5 that after ICE officers booked rooms using official government emails and rates, a staff member at the Hampton Inn on Jan. 2 canceled their reservations.
"We are not allowing any ICE or immigrant agents to stay at our property," read an email from the hotel posted on X by DHS.
Shares of the hotel operator rose 1.87 percent in morning trading, after being down 2.46 percent at close on Jan. 5.
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