India, Jan. 7 -- The Hilton group took definitive action against the Hampton Inn property in Minneapolis, in a public statement issued on January 6. The property has been at the eye of the storm ever since the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) publicly called it out, alleging ICE agents were denied bookings. The Hilton group issued a clarification, as did the specific outlet which is under Everpeak Hospitality.

However, a video from independent journalist Nick Sortor raised questions about whether the hotel was actually following through. The Hilton group referred to this in the statement issued on their social media account.

"The independent hotel owner had assured us that they had fixed this problem and published a message confirm...