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In tweets on Monday, the Department of Homeland Security shared emails from Hilton showing a hotel had canceled rooms for its investigators after learning they were immigration enforcement.

The email stated: "After further investigation online, we have found information about immigration work connected with your name, and we will be canceling your upcoming reservation. You should see a proper cancellation email in your inbox shortly from Hilton."

Homeland Security responded by accusing Hilton of a "coordinated campaign" to "REFUSE service to DHS law enforcement."

After the statement by Hilton, the hotel did not change course:

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Monday night, hours after Hilton and Everpeak said they were addressing the issue, conservative journalist Nick Sortor went to the hotel in question – the Hampton Inn by Hilton in Lakeville – and attempted to book ten rooms posing as a Department of Homeland Security worker.

In the video, a front desk worker tells Sortor that they still weren't allowing ICE, DHS, or immigration enforcement as guests. In the surreptitiously recorded video, which Sortor says was shot shortly before 11 p.m. on Monday, the worker says he recently spoke with the hotel's owner who hadn't mentioned any changes to the policy.

The worker then offers to call the owner, walks away, but returns and says he was unable to reach anyone at the late hour.

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In a statement Tuesday morning, Hilton said it was "taking immediate action to remove this hotel from our systems." Hilton said the decision stemmed from the video that "clearly raises concerns that they are not meeting our standards and values."

The statement goes on to say: "Hilton is – and has always been – a welcoming place for all. We are also engaging with all our franchisees to reinforce the standards we hold them to across our system to help ensure this does not happen again."

As of 8 a.m., the Lakeville hotel was still showing up on Hilton's website for bookings.

FedGov uses Hilton primarily for business travel - it's a huge part of that hotel's business.

Borrow millions to build a nice hotel; then let your politics screw everything up for you. It won't be a Hampton Inn any longer (or any Hilton), so I'm guessing that it will be an independent hotel or some third tier brand.

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Posted by SoFlaGuy

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Posted on 1/6/26 at 10:45 am to member12

Liberals will blame Nick Sorter.

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Posted by Stealth Matrix

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Posted on 1/6/26 at 10:48 am to member12

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Bad business decision

Oh they're under immigration's microscope 1000% as well. Some of them are gonna have to go back.

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Posted by McLemore

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Posted on 1/6/26 at 10:49 am to member12

Incredible. I do a lot of hotel "flag" work, and I love that they are doing this.

I also did not stay at a Holiday Inn Express.

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Posted by scrooster

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Posted on 1/6/26 at 10:56 am to member12

I wonder who the actual owners of that hotel are?

I retired from the construction industry and the company I worked for, as Southeastern VP, (although my territory covered 15 states) built and remodeled hotels ... internationally to include latin America and the islands.

The best owners I ever dealt with in the Hilton-Hampton chain were always Vietnamese. And they own a lot in the SEC footprint, especially in Alabama and Texas.

The worst I dealt with were the Indians (dots) in Tennessee, NC and Kentucky.

I'm just about willing to bet that the Hampton Inn in question is owned by Indians ... or, possibly, Pakis.

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