In the midst of the lawlessness and chaos gripping Minneapolis after a deadly incident involving ICE agents, we’re now seeing a new low: hotels in downtown Minneapolis canceling reservations for federal immigration agents and law-enforcement personnel already booked to stay.
According to reports, agents at the St. Paul Downtown DoubleTree by Hilton and the InterContinental St. Paul were abruptly told their rooms were no longer available, supposedly because of “heightened public safety concerns.”
Meanwhile, regular guests apparently get to stay put.
Fox News’ Bill Melugin reported:
NEW: I’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 & the hotel will temporarily close “due to heightened public safety concerns in St. Paul.”
I called the hotel & checked online & they are indeed not taking any bookings right now. They referred me to other hotels.
I’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. 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.
This isn’t just about a few front desk clerks making a terrible call—it’s a symptom of a larger cultural rot where activists and mobs are dictating policy to private businesses and law-enforcement partners.
Just weeks ago the Department of Homeland Security publicly accused a Minnesota Hilton property of cancelling reservations for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents simply because they were ICE, pointing to emails instructing staff that ICE personnel “are not allowed” to stay at the hotel. Major hotel brands have been forced to cut ties with rogue operators and the General Services Administration has even stripped offending properties from federal lodging programs for violating requirements to accommodate government employees.
Let’s be clear: federal law-enforcement officers aren’t some abstract political issue—they’re partners in maintaining safety and enforcing federal law. When hotel operators cave to pressure from agitators or threats of violence, they’re not protecting their staff—they’re emboldening the mob and undermining the rule of law.
This surrender, if indeed that’s what happened, doesn’t make Minneapolis safer—it makes it a less predictable, less orderly place for everyone, and it rewards the very behavior that’s tearing the city apart.