Hotel Owners-Workers on ICE Crackdown Impact for New York Times

Hotel owners and workers have found themselves caught in the middle of President Trump’s immigration crackdown and the protests against ICE. Hotels affiliated with chains like Hilton and Marriott have been targeted by noisy protests, boycotts, and last-minute reservation cancellations due to ICE agents staying at these properties. Many individual hotels are owned by franchisees, often immigrants themselves, who face difficult decisions about whether to accept ICE bookings amid pressure from both sides. We want to hear directly from hotel owners and workers about how the immigration crackdown and protests against ICE are affecting you. With hotels increasingly at the center of protests over ICE and the immigration crackdown, how have you been affected? We will read every response and won’t publish any of your information without contacting you first. How have the immigration crackdown and protests against ICE affected you?