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Minnesota hotel removed from federal lodging list after dispute over accommodations for ICE agents

The Hampton Inn Lakeville was removed after denying Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, violating federal lodging rules; it hosted federal agents for 130 nights last year.

  • The General Services Administration is terminating the Hampton Inn Lakeville from approved federal lodging after the hotel refused to accommodate U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
  • Emails posted on Monday revealed the Hampton Inn Lakeville refused to accommodate ICE agents, and a viral video on Tuesday showed staff denying federal agents, contradicting Hilton Hotels’ statement.
  • Fox News Digital found the Hampton Inn Lakeville accommodated federal agents for roughly 130 nights last year, and Hilton Hotels said the property took immediate action and is contacting impacted guests.
  • The action removes the Hampton Inn Lakeville from GSA FedRooms, ending emergency and long-term lodging and supporting federal law enforcement partners.
  • Hilton Hotels took action shortly after, separating Hampton Inn Lakeville from their network, and the property was stripped of its Hilton label Tuesday morning amid Twin Cities DHS sweeps arresting 400.
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Hotel chain gets US slapped "This is unacceptable," Homeland Security (which is responsible for security on American soil) wrote on X after several American ICE agents were denied accommodation at the Hampton Inn Lakeville hotel outside Minneapolis, writes Danish BT. Their reservations were reportedly canceled solely because they were ICE agents. ICE stands for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a federal American agency under the Depart…

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Fox News broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
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