Minnesota hotels shut down amid ICE protests over ‘heightened public safety concerns’

In downtown St. Paul, the Intercontinental St. Paul Riverfront Hotel and the St. Paul Hilton DoubleTree Hotel notified the public on Sunday that they had suspended operations. Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures, which owns both properties, said the move was in response to “elevated safety and security concerns” in a Facebook post.

The Hilton Canopy hotel is open but not accepting reservations, according to the Associated Press. All three hotels have been the site of protests, with demonstrators saying ICE officers booked stays there. ICE officers were told by management at the Intercontinental that the suspensions were done to “protect staff because they have been getting threats from unknown individuals for lodging” Department of Homeland Security personnel, according to Fox News.

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