In Washington state, Motel 6 is settling a lawsuit for $12 million that accused the budget hotel chain of violating anti-discrimination and privacy laws by handing over personal information of hotel guests to ICE. Hotel managers gave personal data, including names, dates of birth and driver’s license numbers, of thousands of guests to immigration officers between 2015 and 2017, according to Attorney General Bob Ferguson. Immigration officials were able to scrutinize the lists for “Latino-sounding names,” leading to multiple arrests, detentions and deportations.
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