I will never stay at a Motel 6 again. It's disgusting all these attacks on Hispanic immigrants.
NYT: Motel 6 Agrees to Pay $8.9 Million to Settle Claims It Helped ICE Arrest Guests
It might be a local action, but not an isolated one apparently: NYT: Motel 6 Gave Guest Lists to Immigration Agents in Washington State, Lawsuit Says
NYT: Motel 6 Agrees to Pay $8.9 Million to Settle Claims It Helped ICE Arrest Guests
Motel 6 has agreed to pay up to $8.9 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that its employees provided the personal information of several Latino guests to federal immigration officials, leading to their detainment.
The class-action lawsuit, filed in January, encompasses the claims of eight hotel guests who said Motel 6 employees at two locations in Phoenix handed over private information to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials without a warrant. The lawsuit asserted that the two motels invaded guests’ privacy and discriminated against them on the basis of their race and national origin.
Last September, Motel 6 acknowledged that employees at some of its locations in Arizona regularly handed over information that led to its guests’ being detained or deported. This practice was revealed in a report in The Phoenix New Times, prompting an array of calls to boycott Motel 6, which is owned by G6 Hospitality, a Texas-based company.
After the initial reports, a spokeswoman for G6 Hospitality — which is controlled by Blackstone, the private-equity firm — said the practice was “implemented at the local level without the knowledge of senior management.”
It might be a local action, but not an isolated one apparently: NYT: Motel 6 Gave Guest Lists to Immigration Agents in Washington State, Lawsuit Says
Early this year, a similar lawsuit was filed against Motel 6 by Washington State alleging that hotel employees in that state routinely gave immigration agents personal information about guests, including their names, birth dates and license plate numbers. That case is continuing, according to court records.