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{{Company Page | {{Company Page | ||
|name=Sonesta | |name=Sonesta International Hotels Corporation | ||
|industry=Hospitality (hotels, resorts, extended stay) | |||
|image=Sonesta.png | |||
|country=United States | |||
|founded=1937 | |||
|headquarters=Newton, Massachusetts, United States | |||
|status=Active | |status=Active | ||
|boycott_reason=Public reporting has described an ICE contractor using a Sonesta-branded hotel as a de facto detention site, where a mother and her infant were held for several days following an ICE apprehension. This documented use of Sonesta-branded property for immigration enforcement detention activity is the basis for listing. | |||
|verification=Partially Verified | |||
}} | }} | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Sonesta International Hotels Corporation is a United States–based hotel company headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts. It operates multiple hotel brands across the United States and internationally.<ref name="SonestaAbout">[https://www.sonesta.com/about About | Sonesta]</ref><ref name="WikipediaSonesta">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonesta_International_Hotels Sonesta International Hotels | Wikipedia]</ref> | |||
== Boycott == | == Boycott == | ||
Sonesta is listed for boycott due to documented reporting describing immigration enforcement detention activity occurring inside a Sonesta-branded hotel. Investigative reporting and local reporting described a June 2025 incident in which MVM, Inc. (a contractor used by ICE) held Valentina Galvis and her infant son for approximately five days inside the Sonesta Chicago O’Hare Rosemont hotel after ICE apprehended them.<ref name="InjusticeWatchSonesta2025">[https://www.injusticewatch.org/civil-courts/immigration/2025/ice-detention-sonesta-ohare-airport-hotel-chicago/ ICE detained a mother and her baby at an O'Hare hotel | Injustice Watch] (Aug. 8, 2025)</ref><ref name="SunTimesSonesta2025">[https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/08/15/ice-contractor-locked-immigrant-baby-ohare-hotel-five-days ICE contractor locked an immigrant and her baby at an O'Hare hotel for five days | Chicago Sun-Times] (Aug. 15, 2025)</ref> | |||
In public statements referenced in this reporting, Sonesta said it had no knowledge of illegal detentions occurring at hotels in its portfolio.<ref name="InjusticeWatchSonesta2025" /><ref name="SunTimesSonesta2025" /> | |||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
ICE and DHS routinely rely on private contractors for enforcement, transport, and detention-related functions. Where hotels are used by ICE contractors as temporary holding sites, this can expand detention capacity outside traditional detention facilities and can be used to bypass or weaken local safeguards. ICE List documents and, where applicable, boycotts companies and brands whose services or properties are used in ways that materially support immigration enforcement detention operations.<ref name="InjusticeWatchSonesta2025" /> | |||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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[[Category:Boycott]] | [[Category:Boycott]] | ||
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| Industry | Hospitality (hotels, resorts, extended stay) |
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 1937 |
| Headquarters | Newton, Massachusetts, United States |
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| Status | Active |
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Overview
Sonesta International Hotels Corporation is a United States–based hotel company headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts. It operates multiple hotel brands across the United States and internationally.[1][2]
Boycott
Sonesta is listed for boycott due to documented reporting describing immigration enforcement detention activity occurring inside a Sonesta-branded hotel. Investigative reporting and local reporting described a June 2025 incident in which MVM, Inc. (a contractor used by ICE) held Valentina Galvis and her infant son for approximately five days inside the Sonesta Chicago O’Hare Rosemont hotel after ICE apprehended them.[3][4]
In public statements referenced in this reporting, Sonesta said it had no knowledge of illegal detentions occurring at hotels in its portfolio.[3][4]
Background
ICE and DHS routinely rely on private contractors for enforcement, transport, and detention-related functions. Where hotels are used by ICE contractors as temporary holding sites, this can expand detention capacity outside traditional detention facilities and can be used to bypass or weaken local safeguards. ICE List documents and, where applicable, boycotts companies and brands whose services or properties are used in ways that materially support immigration enforcement detention operations.[3]