Hilton, Minnesota hotel apologize for email canceling immigration agents’ rooms
We’re from CNN. Can we talk to you? This is mega YouTuber Nick Shirley back at *** daycare in Minnesota he alleged was *** fraudulent facility in *** now viral video. People are going to say this is *** left or right issue, but no, fraud is fraud, so I’m not out here trying to put *** twist on things. Shirley’s viral video released over the weekend in which he says he’s uncovering. Of millions of dollars in fraud at Minneapolis daycares run by the Somali community was retweeted by Elon Musk and Vice President JD Vance. In the video, Shirley tries to open locked doors and talk to people at various daycares he claims are frauds. Did you come during their normal operating hours when you came to visit? I came at 11 a.m., I believe, and I also came. The following day, later in the day. The point of it is not whether or not I came at the right, at the right time of their operation hours. The point is that blocked out doors, they can’t give you any information. You call that number, no one answers. I wasn’t trying to go inside and they, there should be *** way for somebody to actually be able to call that number and somebody to be able to answer. These aren’t real businesses. But surely you don’t think *** daycare should just be unlocked. You shouldn’t be able to just walk into *** daycare *** reception. No, they, they, every daycare is. And so, OK, you bring up *** fair point, then why can’t they actually give me information on how to enroll *** child? Federal law enforcement has been investigating fraud in Minnesota for several years. Both Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel said on social media they’ve indicted dozens of defendants. DHS has posted multiple videos of agents they say are conducting *** massive fraud investigation. Do you I think that federal law enforcement hasn’t done enough. I mean, they would say, look, these fraud cases have been going on, but they, but they’ve already done like 80 indictments. The cases have been going on, you know, for years. Then why did I show up one day in Minnesota and go to all these daycares, no children. They’re receiving millions of dollars. We uncovered nearly $100 million 110 million dollars in fraud in one day. How do you know that all the allegations that you’re making are true? How do I know that they’re true? Well, we showed you guys the, we showed you guys what was happening. And then you guys can go ahead and make your own analysis. We’re coming so we can make our own analysis. Are you 100% sure you’re true? Yeah, I am 100% sure I’m true. CNN is looking into Shirley’s claims. Hi, my name’s Whitney Wild. I’m *** correspondent for CNN. We reached out to several of the daycares featured in the now viral video. Only one daycare facility answered and said they are *** legitimate business. Have you seen the videos, you know, purporting that some of these daycares don’t have kids inside? Minnesota Republicans say despite the new focus from the Trump. Administration, they have been sounding the alarm on fraud for years. You know, we have talked about fraud. We have gotten stories. We have, we’ve tried to push this forward every way that we can. At the daycare where Shirley showed back up, *** stream of children walk inside. You’re saying that this is *** fraudulent daycare. There’s kids being dropped off right now. Yes, the commissioner of Children literally said *** week ago this place was closed. They’re showing face right now. *** viral video, disputed claims, and their full fallout remains to be seen.
A Minnesota hotel that wouldn’t allow federal immigration agents to stay there this month is apologizing and saying the refusal violated its own policies. The Department of Homeland Security had accused the global Hilton hotel chain of a “coordinated” effort to refuse service to its employees.Hilton and local operators of the Hampton Inn Lakeville property released statements within hours apologizing and said the messages refusing to serve agents who were focused on immigration enforcement didn’t reflect their policies.In a social media post, DHS posted screenshots of a message sent Friday from a Hilton email address saying that immigration agents would not be allowed to stay at the hotel about 20 miles south of Minneapolis, and that their reservation was canceled.”When officers attempted to book rooms using official government emails and rates, Hilton Hotels maliciously CANCELLED their reservations,” DHS said in the post, accusing Hilton Hotels of deliberately undermining and impeding law enforcement from enforcing immigration laws.Hampton Inn locations are under the Hilton brand, but a Hilton representative said the property is independently operated. The majority of Hampton Inns are owned and operated by franchisees.”We have been in direct contact with the hotel, and they have apologized for the actions of their team, which was not in keeping with their policies,” the statement said.Everpeak Hospitality, the hotel operators, said in a statement that the cancellation was inconsistent with their policy.”Everpeak Hospitality has moved swiftly to address this matter as it was inconsistent with our policy of being a welcoming place for all,” the company said in a statement. “We are in touch with the impacted guests to ensure they are accommodated. We do not discriminate against any individuals or agencies and apologize to those impacted.”
A Minnesota hotel that wouldn’t allow federal immigration agents to stay there this month is apologizing and saying the refusal violated its own policies. The Department of Homeland Security had accused the global Hilton hotel chain of a “coordinated” effort to refuse service to its employees.
Hilton and local operators of the Hampton Inn Lakeville property released statements within hours apologizing and said the messages refusing to serve agents who were focused on immigration enforcement didn’t reflect their policies.
In a social media post, DHS posted screenshots of a message sent Friday from a Hilton email address saying that immigration agents would not be allowed to stay at the hotel about 20 miles south of Minneapolis, and that their reservation was canceled.
“When officers attempted to book rooms using official government emails and rates, Hilton Hotels maliciously CANCELLED their reservations,” DHS said in the post, accusing Hilton Hotels of deliberately undermining and impeding law enforcement from enforcing immigration laws.
Hampton Inn locations are under the Hilton brand, but a Hilton representative said the property is independently operated. The majority of Hampton Inns are owned and operated by franchisees.
“We have been in direct contact with the hotel, and they have apologized for the actions of their team, which was not in keeping with their policies,” the statement said.
Everpeak Hospitality, the hotel operators, said in a statement that the cancellation was inconsistent with their policy.
“Everpeak Hospitality has moved swiftly to address this matter as it was inconsistent with our policy of being a welcoming place for all,” the company said in a statement. “We are in touch with the impacted guests to ensure they are accommodated. We do not discriminate against any individuals or agencies and apologize to those impacted.”
