Crane removes Hampton Inn by Hilton sign in Minnesota after hotel allegedly denied ICE agents

A crane removed the Hampton Inn by Hilton sign in Lakeville, Minnesota after reports that the independently owned hotel denied stays to ICE and immigration officers; the General Services Administration removed the property from its list of approved federal lodging and Hilton said it removed the hotel from its systems.

A hotel sign was removed from a Hampton Inn property in Lakeville, Minnesota after reports surfaced that the location had denied stays to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other immigration officers. Hilton Hotels said the property is independently owned and that it removed the hotel from its systems. The General Services Administration (GSA) announced the hotel was taken off its approved federal lodging list. Photos showed a crane lifting the sign from the hotel's parking lot. Known details: - The article reports that emails posted by the Department of Homeland Security and ICE indicated the hotel was "not allowing any ICE or immigration agents to stay at our property." - GSA Administrator Edward C. Forst told Fox News Digital the property was removed from GSA programs and booking tools effective immediately, citing violation of government lodging program requirements. - Hilton said it was taking action after a video raised concerns and that the hotel was removed from Hilton's systems; the property is independently owned and its current operator was described as unclear in the article. Summary: The reported actions include the hotel's removal from the GSA approved lodging list and Hilton removing the property from its systems, followed by the physical removal of the hotel's Hilton sign. Undetermined at this time.