Doinsola Oladipo
NEW YORK, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Hilton Worldwide Holdings has removed a Minneapolis hotel that refused to accept reservations from Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from its systems, it said in a post on
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security posted on social media platform
The Trump administration has deployed additional police presence in the region following accusations of fraud involving Somali immigrants.
“We are taking immediate action to remove this hotel from our systems. Hilton has always been a place where everyone is welcome,” the company said.
The hotel commented after a video was posted on X on Tuesday that appeared to show ICE workers being denied entry to the hotel again.
“This recent video clearly raises concerns that they do not meet our standards and values,” Hilton said.
Everpeak Hospitality, which operates the Hampton Inn, was not immediately available for comment Tuesday on the video. The company said Monday it has been in contact with affected guests to ensure they are accommodated.
A statement on their website said: “We do not discriminate against any individual or organization and apologize to those affected.”
Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said on X that the agency has not heard from Everpeak Hospitality.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security posted on social media platform
“We do not allow any ICE or immigration agents to stay at our hotels,” reads a hotel email posted to a Department of Homeland Security account.
Shares in the hotel operator were up 1.56% in early trading after closing down 2.46% on Monday.
(Reporting by Anshuman Tripathy in Bengaluru and Doyinsola Oladipo in New York; Editing by Barbara Lewis, Alexandra Hudson)
