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Independent Journalist NICK SORTOR went directly into the Minnesota Hilton—the same Hilton that publicly “apologized” for banning DHS agents—and caught them continuing to enforce the ban in real time.Hilton Hotels has officially chosen the Bud Light path.Their operator, Everpeak Hospitality, STRAIGHT UP LIED in yesterday’s statement claiming they were:• “In touch with DHS to accommodate impacted agents”• “A welcoming place for all”• “Not discriminating against any individuals or agencies”NONE of that was true.Per Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaugh, NO ONE from Everpeak or Hilton ever reached out to make this right.Even worse, the front desk manager confirmed he had spoken with ownership shortly before Nick arrived at ~10:50 PM, and that the ANTI-DHS POLICY WAS STILL IN EFFECT.Below is the full interaction.📍 INSIDE THE HOTEL — RECORDED DIALOGUENick Sortor: Hey.Front Desk Manager: Hello, how are you?Nick Sortor: Good, how are you doing?Front Desk Manager: Good.Nick Sortor: Do you have any rooms for tonight?Front Desk Manager: We should, yeah.Nick Sortor: Okay. Like how many could we get? Maybe ten?Front Desk Manager: Ten?Nick Sortor: Yeah, I know.Front Desk Manager: Let me see. Did you already make reservations by any chance?Nick Sortor: No.Front Desk Manager: What’s the name?Nick Sortor: It’d just be Nick. I’d put it under my personal. I don’t know if you can use a government rate or not.Front Desk Manager: It depends. What agency would it be for?Nick Sortor: Department of Homeland Security.Front Desk Manager: So, we’re not accepting Immigration, ICE agents, or DHS into our property. That’s management—ownership.Nick Sortor: Okay, I thought that changed today.Front Desk Manager: I just talked to the owner of the building, and he didn’t say there have been any changes.Nick Sortor: Really?Front Desk Manager: Yeah. It’s just policy.Nick Sortor: DHS isn’t all Immigration.Front Desk Manager: Yeah.Nick Sortor: They put out a statement today saying they accept everybody.Front Desk Manager: I haven’t been informed. I could call the owner right now if you want.Nick Sortor: That’d probably be good. It’s like 10, 11 o’clock now.Front Desk Manager: Yeah, I get you. I’ll be right back.— time passes —Front Desk Manager: Nobody’s answering my call right now, just because of the time.Nick Sortor: Okay, got it. Everpeak Hospitality said they “moved swiftly,” contacted guests, and didn’t discriminate. I thought we were good to go.Front Desk Manager: Yeah, but…Nick Sortor: DHS also does fraud investigations.Front Desk Manager: Yeah, but…Nick Sortor: Okay.Front Desk Manager: Sorry about that.Nick Sortor: Not your fault.⸻📍 OUTSIDE THE HOTEL — STATEMENT (NICK SORTOR)"They lied.Hilton lied.Hampton Inn lied.Everpeak Hospitality lied.They said the policy changed.It didn’t.They said they contacted DHS.They didn’t.They said they don’t discriminate.They are.This is why corporate statements mean nothing without action.People said, 'They learned their lesson.'No—they just hoped you’d stop paying attention.Now comes the find-out phase.👉 REVOKE THEIR LICENSE, HILTON.👉 Or this will cost you dearly.You picked an incredibly dumb battle—against federal law enforcement, against the right, and against your own customers.Congratulations. You just earned the full Bud Light treatment.You were warned."