St. Paul Downtown Doubletree by Hilton shuts down at noon. Everyone has to leave.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Reposted by Mike Masnick
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Chris Geidner
‪@chrisgeidner.bsky.social‬

ICE agents at a hotel in St. Paul woke up this morning to news that they’re getting kicked out of their hotel today at noon.

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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.
ALT

DOUBLETREE
by Hilton"
ST. PAUL DOWNTOWN
Deat
Room # *
Please know that your safety and well-being will always be our top priority.
Due to heightened public safety concerns in St. Paul, we have made the difficult decision to temporarily close our hotel, and your reservation will be canceled effective Sunday, January 18, 2026 by 12PM. We are taking this step out of care for you, our team members, and the surrounding community.
Due to your unexpected departure, our team can assist you with alternate accommodations if needed. To support you during this difficult transition and as a gesture of goodwill, we can either refund your last night's stay or pay your first night's stay at your new hotel at the same rate as your canceled reservation with us.
Thank you for understanding during this challenging time.
With warmest regards,
DoubleTree St. Paul Team
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11:42 AM · Jan 18, 2026

ICE agents at a hotel in St. Paul woke up this morning to news that they’re getting kicked out of their hotel today at noon.

— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) 2026-01-18T16:42:08.905Z

[Tetrachloride]

1. Lawyers and insurance companies and public opinion

and the value of the property

[Attilatheblond]

2. Unlikely that dining in or take out will be a good idea for ICE Men after the stunt they pulled yesterday.

Get out your sleeping bags and MREs, proud boys! You make life hell for good people? Enjoy the lives you created for yourselves.

[WmChris]

3. Extra sauces

Hope they are treated to extra condiments added in the kitchen like random bodily fluids, and ex-lax chocolate sauce.

[Ocelot II]

4. I wonder if any hotel is adequately staffed, considering that a lot of hotel employees

like maids, cleaners, kitchen staff, are immigrants. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that a lot of Minneapolis/St.Paul hotels are understaffed because employees are afraid to come to work. If they knew ICE was staying there they'd almost certainly stay away. ICE snatched the employees of a Mexican restaurant in Willmar after finishing their meal where the employees served them. Can't get much lower than that.

[Deuxcents]

5. They're staying at Hilton Hotels on our dime while they drag people out of their homes. 🤬

[haele]

6. As long as the franchise owner can handle a week down

This is as good as any way to kick ICE out of your hotel without attracting the ire of Hilton.

Another way is to claim you're understaffed - the staff all called in because even if they were citizens, they're afraid of being harassed - or arrested and sent away to Texas because DHS agents have been checking social media for potential protest supporters or family members, and claiming the documents of citizens and legal visa holders aren't legitimate.

[MichMan]

8. Can the staff all go without a paycheck?

[haele]

9. No. But if they're not coming in because ICE is around,

That's very understandable. One cannot make money to pay rent if one is stuck in detention for not matching the color swatch or having an accent or speech impediment.

Anecdotal, of course, but over the past 40 years of work-related travel I've done, the majority of hotel staff is not lily-white.

[Prairie Gates]

7. Buh bye now

[flashman13]

10. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.