Minneapolis area hotels shut down, citing
‘safety and well-being’
Posted By: NorthernDog, 1/18/2026 11:06:23 PM
Hotels are closing in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region because of safety concerns as tensions escalate between federal immigration authorities and anti-ICE protesters. The Double Tree in downtown St. Paul informed some guests with a notice slipped under the door of their rooms saying their reservation would be canceled as of noon Sunday. Staff would help guests find alternate accommodations, it said. “Please know that your safety and well-being will always be our top priority,” said the written communication, a copy of which was obtained by NewsNation. “We are taking this step out of care for you, our team members, and
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Anti-ICE agitators occupy Minnesota Target
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Anti-ICE protesters staged a sit-in inside and occupied a Target store in Minnesota on Monday, demanding that the retailer take a stand against federal immigration authorities. A group of protesters occupied the store, claiming Target was allowing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to operate in its parking lot. "Target parking lots have been a meeting place for ICE agents," one protester holding an "Abolish ICE" sign said at the retailer's St. Paul location. "ICE agents are using the toilets at Target, so they're facilitating this invasion." Target is serving as a "staging ground" for ICE, he
Hotels are closing in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region because of safety concerns as tensions escalate between federal immigration authorities and anti-ICE protesters. The Double Tree in downtown St. Paul informed some guests with a notice slipped under the door of their rooms saying their reservation would be canceled as of noon Sunday. Staff would help guests find alternate accommodations, it said. “Please know that your safety and well-being will always be our top priority,” said the written communication, a copy of which was obtained by NewsNation. “We are taking this step out of care for you, our team members, and
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These people knuckle under pretty easily to weirdos with plastic whistles, pierced eyebrows, and non-binary gender traits. How about telling them to get lost or the grizzly bear pepper spray will be liberally applied?