Minneapolis-St. Paul Hilton DoubleTree Abruptly Closes, Guests Told to Leave by Noon—Cites “Public Safety”

The DoubleTree by Hilton St. Paul Downtown told guests to leave by Noon today – they’re closing. Hotels in the area are under pressure amidst immigration protests. Some have been seen as housing federal agents, while others are within the orbit of demonstrations and face risk of civil disorder and vandalism.

The hotel says it is “temporarily clos[ing]” because of “heightened public safety concerns in St. Paul.” You’re out by Noon. And they offer two options:

• Refund the previous night, or
  
• Pay first night at a new hotel at the same rate as the cancelled booking, with help finding accommodations

It’s an evacuate and close the building plan to reduce liability and damage to the property. Major booking platforms show the hotel closed through January 21, “subject to change.”

NEW: “Due to heightened public safety concerns in St. Paul, we have made the difficult decision to temporarily close our hotel…” Several hotels are now closing in the Twin Cities because of safety concerns—The Double Tree downtown St. Paul sliding this notification under the… pic.twitter.com/cNJu0iyDWT

— Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) January 18, 2026

The Minneapolis-St. Paul area is in a sustained and escalating confrontation over federal immigration operations. The government’s Operation Metro Surge has brought demonstrations and law enfocement response. The fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent in south Minneapolis on January 7 was a part of this.

Downtown hotels have been in direct line of protest. Crowds gathered near the Canopy Hotel and forced entry during a night of unrest. There has also been attacks and vandalism, including 15 vehicles in hotel parking lots in Eagan (many “associated with federal employees”).

Hotels are places where federal personnel may be staying, and have become targets for protests or are at least perceive to be a risk.

Earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security accused a Hampton Inn of cancelling and refusing reservations by ICE personnel. The hotel told Hilton it would change its behavior but did not, and got kicked out of the chain.

Meanwhile, dozens of area restaurants have closed, some out of fear of protests and others out of fear for their employees being picked up by la migra. Several restaurants have “No ICE” signs.

ICE agents eat at small-town Mexican restaurant — then arrest workers
Federal agents detained three workers from a family-owned Mexican restaurant in Willmar yesterday, hours after four agents ate lunch there. @StarTribune pic.twitter.com/hDLHSURIgM

— Andrew Revkin ✍ ☮️ (@Revkin) January 16, 2026

Meanwhile, roughly “80% of immigrant-owned businesses along key corridors” in Minneapolis and St. Paul closed in the past week due to fear.

(HT: @crucker)