MN: Hotel chain caves, apologizes for refusing rooms to known gang members paying with stolen money

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

“A Minnesota hotel that wouldn’t allow federal immigration agents to stay there this month is apologizing and saying the refusal violated its own policies. The Department of Homeland Security had accused the global Hilton hotel chain of a ‘coordinated’ effort to refuse service to its employees. Hilton and local operators of the Hampton Inn Lakeville property released statements within hours apologizing and said the messages refusing to serve agents who were focused on immigration enforcement didn’t reflect their policies.” (01/05/26)

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/01/05/federal-enforcement-minnesota-hotel/