The Department of Homeland Security logo during a news conference in Washington, Feb. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) 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.
Main Idea: Hilton apologized after a Minnesota Hampton Inn refused to host federal immigration agents, saying the hotel’s actions did not follow company policy.
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The dispute could delay hotel stays for federal agents and add friction between businesses and law enforcement, which may raise costs or reduce service consistency for travelers and taxpayers.
Hilton and the hotel’s quick apology may limit wider harm and push clearer rules so guests and workers face fewer future service mix-ups.
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