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Ramit Sethi urges Hilton boycott over ICE dispute
The hotel chain had cut ties with a Minnesota property amid tensions on accommodation of ICE agents.
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Anushka Pathak - Thu, 08, Jan 2026
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Indian-American entrepreneur Ramit Sethi / Courtesy: X/@ramit
Indian-American entrepreneur Ramit Sethi has called for a boycott of Hilton after the hotel chain ended its association with a Minnesota property.
The property owned by a group of Indian-origin hoteliers had declined to accommodate U.S. immigration enforcement agents, a move that has intensified debate around federal operations in the state.
Sethi raised objections on X after the company removed the Hampton Inn near Minneapolis from its systems. He said the hotel’s refusal to host agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was justified and criticized Hilton for cutting ties.
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Fuck Hilton. Boycott @HiltonHotels
— Ramit Sethi (@ramit) January 6, 2026
One of their independent hotel owners in Minneapolis refused to let ICE stay there, so Hilton corporate dropped them as a hotel
Americans hate ICE's illegal gestapo soldiers & we can't wait to see them prosecuted. Kudos to any company who… https://t.co/kepFsDAHgM
In a series of X posts, he used strong language to describe the agency, suggested that public sentiment was hostile toward it, and said he supported businesses that opposed its presence.
Sethi also said he had contacted Hilton’s leadership to explain his boycott and, dissatisfied with the response, decided to continue the boycott, adding that others had told him they were cancelling reservations.
The dispute centers on a Hampton Inn by Hilton in Lakeville. The hotel, owned by Everpeak Hospitality and managed by Indian-American operators including Parmjit Singh, Amanpreet Hundal, Karandeep Nagra, and Mohinderjeet Kaur, reportedly cancelled bookings made by ICE agents using government identification.
Material cited by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) included an email from the hotel stating that immigration agents were not being allowed to stay at the property.
Hilton issued a statement saying the independent operator had initially addressed the issue and apologized, in line with the company’s non-discrimination policies. However, after a video emerged showing a hotel employee indicating that the refusal remained in place, Hilton said the property was not meeting brand standards.
Statement from Hilton on a recent video pic.twitter.com/W8DWUTWD7f
— Hilton Newsroom (@HiltonNewsroom) January 6, 2026
The company said it was taking immediate steps to remove the hotel from its systems, reiterating that its hotels are intended to be welcoming to all guests and that franchisees would be reminded of brand requirements.
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