Staff Reports
On January 5, 2026 the Department of Homeland Security publicly accused a Hilton-branded hotel in the Minneapolis area of canceling reservations made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, saying staff flagged government bookings and refused to house ICE agents. The cancellations were revealed in screenshots posted by DHS and immediately escalated into a national controversy over whether a major hospitality brand is putting politics ahead of public safety.
Screenshots circulating online allegedly show hotel staff writing that they had “noticed an influx of GOV reservations made today that have been for DHS” and that the property would not allow ICE or immigration agents to stay, promising to cancel such bookings. The raw tone of those messages — instructing recipients to pass the word to coworkers — reads like a coordinated snub, not an isolated clerical error.
Hilton’s corporate office has tried to distance itself by saying the property in question is independently owned and that the company is investigating, while insisting Hilton values working with law enforcement. That response rings hollow to many Americans who expect national brands to enforce a clear, uniform policy: welcome paying guests, including federal officers carrying out lawful duties.
Conservative Americans and Trump voters erupted on social media, calling for a boycott and urging Hilton Honors members to jump ship, while commentators warned that every private-sector hand that refuses to serve law enforcement weakens our rule of law. The fury is real and immediate — investors even punished the company, and stories about the cancellations spread across right-leaning and mainstream outlets.
Make no mistake: this is not merely a hospitality question, it is an ideological choice with consequences. When a hotel chain permits employees or franchisees to deny rooms to federal agents conducting enforcement, it signals to criminals and to the vulnerable alike that politics takes precedence over safety, and that is a betrayal of every hardworking American who pays taxes to defend the country.
Patriots should also be practical — pick where you spend your money and vote with your wallet. Cancel your Hilton reservations, move your business to brands that publicly support law and order, and demand that corporate boards hold local managers accountable for political discrimination that undermines national security.
DHS did not mince words, calling the cancellations “malicious” and “unacceptable,” and asked Hilton publicly why federal law enforcement was being denied lodging while carrying out a major operation in Minnesota. That direct challenge from the federal government should prompt a swift, transparent response from Hilton’s top executives and a commitment that no property in their brand will deny service to agents simply doing their jobs.
