{"id":2543586,"date":"2026-01-19T12:35:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T17:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/developing-report-hilton-now-shutting-down-hotels-where-ice-is-staying-as-minneapolis-cops-refuse-to-protect-hotel-staffs-properties\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T12:37:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T17:37:36","slug":"developing-report-hilton-now-shutting-down-hotels-where-ice-is-staying-as-minneapolis-cops-refuse-to-protect-hotel-staffs-properties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/developing-report-hilton-now-shutting-down-hotels-where-ice-is-staying-as-minneapolis-cops-refuse-to-protect-hotel-staffs-properties\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing Report: Hilton Now Shutting Down Hotels Where ICE Is Staying, as Minneapolis Cops Refuse to Protect Hotel Staffs, Properties"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdeveloping-report-hilton-now-shutting-down-hotels-where-ice-is-staying-as-minneapolis-cops-refuse-to-protect-hotel-staffs-properties%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2543586&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Several St. Paul hotels temporarily closed on Jan. 18, 2026, and canceled reservations after reporting &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-gov-wes-moore-officially-announces-2026-re-election-bid-amid-2028-white-house-chatter\/\" title=\"Maryland Gov. Wes Moore officially announces 2026 re-election bid amid 2028 White House chatter\">heightened public safety concerns<\/a>&#8221; amid unrest in nearby Minneapolis, forcing federal employees &#8211; including ICE and other DHS agents &#8211; to leave or have bookings canceled. Guests and reporters said teh DoubleTree St. Paul Downtown and the InterContinental St. Paul Riverfront were among the properties that suspended operations; the owner, Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures, said closures were to protect guests and staff and that affected guests would be offered alternate accommodations at no charge. Earlier, a Hampton Inn by Hilton in Lakeville reportedly told staff it would not honor reservations for immigration agents, and the General Services Management removed that property from its government lodging list. The developments prompted social-media reaction and claims of threats and vandalism directed at properties housing federal personnel; hotels and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >managers cited staff safety<\/a> as the reason for cancellations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Federal agents were among those bounced out into the cold by St. Paul, Minnesota, hotels that said they wanted to close amid the mob violence taking place in nearby Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m told multiple ICE agents with rooms booked at the St. Paul Downtown Doubletree by Hilton received this notice today that their rooms are being cancelled &amp; the hotel will temporarily close &ldquo;due to heightened public safety concerns in St. Paul,&rsquo;&rdquo; Fox News reporter Bill Melugin <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/2012910239507501226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I called the hotel &amp; checked online &amp; they are indeed not taking any bookings right now. They referred me to other hotels. I&rsquo;m told this also happened today at the Intercontinental St. Paul, with ICE agents with bookings there notified the hotel will be temporarily closing today due to the ongoing unrest in Minnesota.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: I&rsquo;m told multiple ICE agents with rooms booked at the St. Paul Downtown Doubletree by Hilton received this notice today that their rooms are being cancelled &amp; the hotel will temporarily close &ldquo;due to heightened public safety concerns in St. Paul.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>I called the hotel &amp;&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wNGsLq0vDt\">pic.twitter.com\/wNGsLq0vDt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/2012910239507501226?\">January 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;An agent who talked to the front desk manager there says he was told it was done to protect staff because they have been getting threats from unknown individuals for lodging DHS agents,&rdquo; he posted.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Ali Bradley noted that federal agents were given the bum&rsquo;s rush.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sources tell me government employees had to leave by noon today, but other guests were allowed to stay through their reservation,&rdquo; she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AliBradleyTV\/status\/2012910614033625221\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>&nbsp;Sunday on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: &ldquo;Due to heightened public safety concerns in St. Paul, we have made the difficult decision to temporarily close our hotel&hellip;&rdquo; Several hotels are now closing in the Twin Cities because of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/safety-board-recommends-prohibiting-helicopter-operations-near-reagan-airport-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... Board recommends prohibiting helicopter operations near Reagan airport - Washington Examiner\">safety concerns&#038;mdash<\/a>;The Double Tree downtown St. Paul sliding this notification under the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cNJu0iyDWT\">pic.twitter.com\/cNJu0iyDWT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AliBradleyTV\/status\/2012910614033625221?\">January 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures, which runs the hotels, issued a statement:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">&ldquo;We have made the decision to temporarily suspend operations at two of our St. Paul hotels &ndash; Intercontinental St. Paul Riverfront and Doubletree St. Paul Downtown &ndash; in response to elevated safety and security concerns. This temporary suspension is for all guests with reservations and began at noon Sunday, January 18, 2026, today,&rdquo; accordng to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox9.com\/news\/st-paul-hotel-rooms-canceled-ice-agents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KMSP-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">&ldquo;We apologize for this inconvenience and are contacting guests to offer accommodations to other properties at no charge while these hotels are temporarily closed. The safety and security of all of our guests and employees is always our top priority,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HiltonHotels?\">@HiltonHotels<\/a> is helping ICE terrorize Minneapolis. No sleep for fascists or their collaborators. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AEx4pC46dC\">pic.twitter.com\/AEx4pC46dC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sunrise Movement &#127749; (@sunrisemvmt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sunrisemvmt\/status\/2012292820241932698?\">January 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, a Hilton-branded hotel chain property in Minneapolis allegedly sent an  announcing that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dhs-accuses-hilton-hotels-launching-coordinated-campaign-ice-agents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reservations<\/a> for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other Department of Homeland Security officials would be cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>The  appears to be from the Hampton Inn by Hilton in Lakeville,&nbsp;Minnesota. It informed the recipient that reservations for those involved with immigration enforcement would not be honored.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; BREAKING: Minneapolis is no longer safe for business people. Commander Bovino confirms the anti-ICE mob is vandalizing vehicles in hotel parking lots &mdash; mistaking them for ICE vehicles. Tires slashed, drivers trapped. Minneapolis has fallen. Chaos under Walz &amp; Frey!&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OyXyM8yUML\">pic.twitter.com\/OyXyM8yUML<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Parler (@getparlerapp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/getparlerapp\/status\/2013266408814129566?\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have noticed an influx of GOV reservations made today that have been for DHS, and we are not allowing any ICE or immigration agents to stay at our property. If you are with DHS or immigration, let us know as we will have to cancel your reservation,&rdquo; an  from the Hampton Inn&rsquo;s FOM, or front office manager, said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Please pass on this info to your coworkers that we are not allowing any immigration agents to stay at our property,&rdquo; the manager added.<\/p>\n<p>A follow-up  informed the recipient, &ldquo;After further investigation online, we have found information about immigration work connected with your name and we will be cancelling your upcoming reservation. 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