Hilton said Tuesday that it has cut ties with a Minnesota hotel that was part of its franchise network after the property canceled reservations for federal immigration agents deployed to the Minneapolis area.

The issue emerged in emails posted on X Monday by the Department of Homeland Security, which claimed that Hilton Hotels “launched a coordinated campaign in Minneapolis to refuse service” to agency personnel. The property was a Hampton Inn, which is part of the Hilton global portfolio. Most individual Hampton Inn properties are independently owned and operated by franchisees.

One email DHS posted appeared to show a hotel employee stating that they had cancelled a reservation after discovering “information about immigration work connected with your name.”

Another email DHS shared appeared to show the property doubling down.

“This email is in regards to the reservation you made with the Hampton Inn Lakeville property,” it read. “We have noticed an influx of GOV reservations made today that have been for DHS, and we 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.”

“Please pass this info to your coworkers that we are not allowing any immigration agents to house on our property,” the email concluded.

DHS called the move “unacceptable” and questioned “why” Hilton was “siding with murderers and rapists to deliberately undermine and impede DHS law enforcement from their mission to enforce our nation’s immigration laws?”

The post garnered more than 16 million views on X, prompting calls for a boycott of Hilton.

Hilton initially responded, saying that it launched an investigation into “this matter,” adding that the Minnesota “hotel is independently owned and operated, and the actions referenced are not reflective of Hilton values.”

“Hilton works with governments, law enforcement and community leaders around the world to ensure our properties are open and inviting to everyone,” the hotel added.

But after a video posted by independent creator Nick Sortor appeared to show a hotel front desk employee refusing a reservation he said was for DHS employees, the hotel chain said it is removing the hotel from its franchise.

“The independent hotel owner had assured us that they had fixed this problem and published a message confirming this. A recent video clearly raises concerns that they are not meeting our standards and values,” Hilton said in a statement posted to X Tuesday.

“As such, we are taking immediate action to remove this hotel from our systems. Hilton is — and always has been — a welcoming place for all. We are also engaging with all of our franchisees to reinforce the standards we hold them to across our system to help ensure this does not happen again,” the company said.

Statement from Hilton on a recent video pic.twitter.com/W8DWUTWD7f

— Hilton Newsroom (@HiltonNewsroom) January 6, 2026

For the first time in decades, the nation’s childhood vaccine schedule is getting a major overhaul. 

Under the new guidance, issued Monday after President Donald Trump ordered the department to review the United States’ vaccine schedule in relation to other developed nations, there are fewer shots recommended for kids. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now advises vaccines for eleven diseases instead of eighteen, aligning more closely with Denmark’s approach.

Dropped from the vaccine schedule are recommendations for Hep B, Rotavirus, MenACWY, Hep A, and the flu shot. Still recommended for all children — not those who are specifically high-risk — are the vaccines for measles, mumps, rubella, polio, pertussis, tetanus, diphtheria, Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), pneumococcal disease, human papillomavirus (HPV), and chickenpox.

Health officials say their assessment, which reviewed 20 developed peer nations’ schedules, found that the United States is a “global outlier” among developed nations in both the number of diseases addressed in its routine vaccine schedule, as well as the total number of recommended doses, while still not achieving higher vaccination rates than the other nations.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been a longtime critic of the vaccine industry. Last summer, his agency moved to fire all seventeen members of the government’s advisory committee on vaccines, saying “a clean sweep is necessary to reestablish public confidence in vaccine science.”

He has argued that the government health agencies have for years been a “rubber stamp” for the pharmaceutical industry, which has prioritized profits over science.

Related: RFK Wants To Shake Up Childhood Vaccines To Mirror Denmark. Here’s What That Could Mean For Parents

The changes, his top officials argue, are aimed at restoring public trust after the COVID pandemic, not discouraging vaccination. 

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All vaccinations recommended by the CDC as of December 31, 2025, will continue to be fully covered by Affordable Care Act plans, and in insurance plans and federal insurance programs like Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Vaccines for Children program.

A press release from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Health and Human Services said insurance “will continue to cover more vaccines for children in the United States than in peer nations, where insurance generally only pays for recommended vaccines.”

As for what’s coming next, health care providers will soon have access to the updated Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule by Age (through age 18) of immunization recommendations for all children, immunization recommendations for certain high-risk groups or populations, and immunizations based on shared clinical decision-making, according to HHS.

Additionally, the department is working with states and physician groups to educate parents and providers on the updated schedule. The CDC says it will closely monitor vaccine uptake, infectious disease rates, and vaccine safety.