Hilton
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Hilton |
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| Industry | Hospitality; hotels |
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Headquarters | McLean, Virginia, United States |
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| Status | Active |
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Overview
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. is a United States–based hospitality company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, operating a global portfolio of hotel brands including Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Hampton Inn, DoubleTree, Homewood Suites, and others. Public reporting, procurement records, and civil-society documentation describe Hilton-branded properties being used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for lodging connected to immigration enforcement operations.[1]
Boycott
Hilton is listed for boycott due to documented involvement in providing lodging and accommodation services supporting U.S. immigration enforcement agencies.
Public records and reporting have documented ICE and CBP use of commercial hotels, including Hilton-branded properties, for housing detained migrants, staging enforcement operations, and lodging agents during immigration enforcement activities. Advocacy organizations have repeatedly identified Hilton among major hotel chains whose properties were used in connection with immigration detention and enforcement logistics.[1]
In multiple jurisdictions, local reporting and advocacy investigations have identified Hilton-affiliated hotels used for temporary detention overflow, family separation-related housing, or ICE-contracted lodging, particularly during periods of increased enforcement activity.[2] Similar reporting noted that major hotel chains, including Hilton, benefited from federal reimbursements or indirect contracting tied to DHS enforcement operations.[3]
While Hilton corporate policy has at times stated that individual properties are independently owned and operated, the continued use of Hilton-branded hotels in ICE and CBP enforcement contexts has been cited by advocacy groups as grounds for boycott pressure against the parent brand.[1]
Background
ICE and CBP rely on private-sector lodging providers for agent housing, detainee overflow, and operational staging during immigration enforcement activities. Because the provision of accommodation services can materially support detention and enforcement logistics, ICE List documents and, where applicable, boycotts hospitality companies whose brands and properties are used in connection with immigration enforcement operations.[1]