Hilton Hotels announced on Tuesday that it was ending its relationship with an independently owned Minneapolis-area hotel after a newly released video appeared to confirm that the property was still refusing to accommodate Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The decision came shortly after a video released Tuesday morning by independent journalist Nick Sorter showed him attempting to book a block of rooms at the Hampton Inn by Hilton in Lakeville, ...

Hilton said Tuesday that it is removing a Minnesota hotel operator from its system after a video surfaced that purported to show an employee declining to provide rooms for immigration enforcement employees. "Hilton is — and has always been — a welcoming place for all. We are also engaging with all of our franchisees to reinforce the standards we hold them to across our system to help ensure this does not happen again," the company said in a statement.This is a developing story. Please check back for update ...