Hilton Hotels removing Minneapolis franchise location after denying DHS booking again
HiltonHilton(US:HLT) CNBC·2026-01-06 18:21

Hampton Inn, Lakeville, MN.Google EarthHilton Hotels said Tuesday that it will sever ties with a franchise hotel in the Minneapolis area after a new video showed a desk clerk there refusing to book rooms for a person claiming to be a Department of Homeland Security agent.Hilton's statement came a day after the company that owns the location, Everpeak Hospitality, apologized for canceling a prior reservation for real DHS agents because of their work on immigration enforcement, and said that such a ban was no ...