“NO ROOM AT THE INN!” The U.S. Department of Homeland Security posted on its official X account on Monday. “HiltonHotels has launched a coordinated campaign in Minneapolis to REFUSE service to DHS law enforcement. When officers attempted to book rooms using official government emails and rates, Hilton Hotels maliciously CANCELLED their reservations.”

Leaving aside for a second the obscene comparison of gestapo-style immigration troops to Mary and Joseph searching for lodging in the Nativity story, the post made an extraordinary and unlikely claim: One of the largest hotel chains in the world was taking an organized stand against the Trump administration’s deportation machine. It was, like so many administration claims, a lie.

Behind DHS’s self-pitying post appears to be a story of resistance by workers at a specific Hilton.

There has been no such coordinated campaign by the multibillion-dollar company. Behind DHS’s self-pitying post, however, appears to be a story of resistance by workers and local operators at a specific Hilton franchise — the sort of pushback that should be supported and repeated wherever Donald Trump’s shock troops roam.

DHS posted a screenshot of an email allegedly from the Hampton Inn Lakeville front office manager that said, “[W]e are not allowing any ICE or immigration agents to stay at our property. If you are with DHS or immigration, let us know as we will have to cancel your reservation.” The individual sender’s name is redacted. The Lakeville property is independently owned and operated by Everpeak Hospitality, though Hilton owns the Hampton Inn brand.

Within hours, however, both Hilton and Everpeak released statements condemning the reported cancellations and affirming their willingness to serve the immigration agents terrorizing communities nationwide.

“We have been in direct contact with the hotel, and they have apologized for the actions of their team, which was not in keeping with their policies,” said a statement from Hilton.

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