The practice, which Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said constituted an illegal invasion of privacy, is officially over after the hotel chain agreed to a $12 million settlement with effected guests.
A Motel 6 in SeaTac, Wash., in January 2018. By Eli Rosenberg Eli Rosenberg General assignment reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow April 5 at 9:14 PM The practice was the result of an informal arrangement: Seven Motel 6 locations in Washington state shared the personal information of their guests with federal immigration officials on a daily basis between 2015 and 2017, authorities said.
Ferguson’s lawsuit, which was filed in January 2018, was prompted by a news report in the Phoenix New Times that uncovered the practice at some Motel 6 locations in Arizona in September 2017. The practice violated the Consumer Protection Act and Washington state laws against discrimination, according to the lawsuit. Ferguson’s office said guests with Latino-sounding names were singled out at least some of the time.
Another father, the primary breadwinner for his wife and six children, who had lived in the United States for more than 20 years, was detained after staying at a Motel 6 to pick up supplies for his grocery business.
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