Sonesta Hotel
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Sonesta International Hotels Corporation |
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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 |
| Verification |
Partially Verified |
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]