Posted on 02/04/2026 5:07:48 PM PST by lowbridge
The Minneapolis City Council, in an 8-5 vote, refused to renew liquor licenses for two hotels accused of housing ICE agents, delaying action to seek greater ‘public input’ in the process. A public hearing for residents to complain about the hotels is scheduled for February 17.
The hotels have been targets of protests because federal immigration officers were believed to be staying there during the immigration enforcement surge that brought 3,000 federal agents to Minnesota, when an agent killed Renee Good.
Even the city’s attorney told the council that (1) the hotels complied with liquor licensing laws, (2) are eligible for renewal, and (3) deny the licenses on the basis of housing federal employees is impermissible and they’d need other grounds.
If there’s any plausible argument, it’s that protestors don’t like the hotels and that the protestors themselves create a dangerous situation where on-premises alcohol could become a problem. Protests broke windows and graffitied the Depot Renaissance, and forced their way into the Canopy through an alley entrance before leaving.
The five council members voting against the delay suggested license renewals shouldn’t be used as a proxy fight over who stays at a hotel, that it’s discriminatory, and creates legal liability. City licensing staff said the hotels can keep serving alcohol in the meantime – the current licenses effectively remain usable pending final council action.
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DemonRATS- Putting foreign butt wipers first.
DemonRAT knuckledraggers can get away with this when they own the court and their sorry weaponized judgettes.
America is the only country on the planet with Prixster Fat Somlis.
Here’s the rainbow coalition of simpletons. I like the one on the bottom right wearing a circus tent.
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Hmmm. I see some hotels making more from suing Minneapolis than from alcohol sales . . .
These morons scream 1933 Germany while recreating 1966 China.
They should sue to the full extent of the law.
It sounds like 8 City Council members need to be sent to jail.
How Commie of them.
Hotels...leave the state. They don’t need you. Come to red states.
"Accused." No bias here.
By the looks of that pic, there isn’t half of a living brain cell amongst the entire bunch. Ghettopotomai, low-IQ types, zombies and brain dead. IF ther entire IQ of the whole bunch is above 65, it would be quite surprising..
No wonder that craphole is so screwed up... Pic is worth a thousand words.
"Didn’t we hear that they were going to play nice after Bovino left and Homan came in?"
Not if you paid attention to walz' statements after the fact. - what a douchebag!
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Somalifry the mayor of Minneapolis was already crying about a drop in collections in Minneapolis
They are literally running business out of town
It is going to get interesting if the Dims ever get in power again, as in controlling all three branches of National government. I have never seen hate on this level. It is truly demonic.
I don’t understand why a significant number of reasonable Democrats don’t put their foot down and vote to remove this nonsense unless there are limited reasonable Democrats left.
The Post I would love to see but will never see:
Trump to Canada
“Could you please take back that Northern Corner of Minnesota that protrudes into Canada. It was really an error of mapping of which we apologize after kicking your ass. It really was a mistake. We are sorrow about that. Our surveyors and definitely our fault. We screwed up on that one.”
However, to make amends if you take back that illegally possessed land you must also take back the entire metropolitan area of Minneapolis with armed troops and swear to not give it back, ever.
Please Canada
Respectfully Donald Trump.
They will loose their ass in court. They will pay for lost profit of sales, they will pay for financial injury to bar employees that were laid off, they picked a bad hill to die on legally. I am amused at their stupidity.
I forgot to add this. Punitve damages could be huge if in a fair court.
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