Amidst the chaos unfolding in Minneapolis over anti-ICE protests, now there’s an added wrinkle for federal agents to contend with: a paucity of available lodging.
According to a new report from Fox News’ Bill Melugin, at least two downtown Minneapolis hotels have notified multiple ICE agents that rooms they’ve already booked are no longer available:
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.