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Motel 6 Agrees to Pay Fines to Settle Lawsuit for Cooperating with ICE


The National Chain Motel 6 has Agreed to Pay $12 Million to Settle a Lawsuit filed by Washington State Claiming Names of Hotel Guests were provided to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Officials for Two years.

State Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Thursday the Company also Signed an Agreement to Stop the Practice and to provide Training to Employees to Protect Guest Privacy.

Ferguson filed the Lawsuit in King County Superior Court last year after People Staying at Seven Motel 6 Locations faced Questioning by ICE Agents.

Some were Detained or Deported.

The Practice Violated the State's Consumer Protection Act and a Law against Discrimination.

The Settlement Funds will go to about 80,000 Guests who the Lawsuit says had their Information given to Federal Authorities.










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