US EditionDHS Accuses Hilton of Canceling ICE Reservations
Hilton removed the Lakeville franchise after it canceled ICE reservations, amid a 2,000-agent DHS deployment investigating welfare fraud, causing a 2% share price drop.
- On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security alleged that reservations for DHS and ICE agents at Hilton's Minneapolis location were canceled in a coordinated campaign, DHS said in a social media post.
- Following a planned 30-day surge, DHS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement deployed roughly 2,000 agents in the Twin Cities amid fraud probes involving more than $9 billion.
- DHS shared apparent Hilton.com emails stating `We are not allowing any ICE or immigration agents to stay at our property,` and a follow-up on January 2 canceled a reservation.
- The DHS post prompted a roughly 2% dip in Hilton Hotels' shares and sparked boycott threats from conservative social media users and Hilton loyalty members, while a Hilton spokesperson said the hotel is independently owned and being investigated.
- Given Hilton's franchise model, most Hilton properties are operated by franchisees and hotels generally have the legal right to refuse service, which could heighten tensions amid Department of Homeland Security deployments.
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Hilton Severs Ties with Hotel Banning ICE Agents
Hilton Severs Ties with Hotel Banning ICE Agents Hilton Worldwide Holdings announced it has removed a Minneapolis hotel from its systems following the property's refusal to book rooms for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The decision came after a Hampton Inn in Minnesota, under the Hilton brand, declined to accommodate ICE agents, leading to social media uproar.According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), this refusal…
The Hilton hotel chain announced the decoupling of a Hampton Inn hotel located in Lakeville, Minnesota, after the property cancelled reservations made by Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) agents and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in the middle of a federal operation in the Minneapolis area. Federal authorities reported that the agents had booked rooms using official government emails and government fees. However, hotel staff n…
Hilton removes Minnesota hotel from chain for refusing to house ICE agents; staff maintains all welcome
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Hilton Hotels Issues Statement Following Email Allegations - Patriot Newsfeed
Hilton Hotels has finally broken its silence—but not in the way anyone hoping for accountability would have wanted. In the face of what is now a national controversy involving the targeted cancellation of reservations made by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel, the hotel chain’s long-awaited response is more soggy hand towel than firm handshake. The statement, released late yesterday, reads like it came from the emergency PR playboo…
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