Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson is suing Motel 6 claiming the chain has been giving out information on its customers to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
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A Washington newspaper, the Colombian, reports that a man named Ramon Flores-Garcia may have been deported after a tip from a Motel 6 in Everett:
Washington state Supreme Court precedent says hotel guest information is not subject to random searches. The AG’s lawsuit claims private information on at least 9,000 individuals was shown to ICE agents and is suing for $2,000 per violation which comes to $18 million.
The investigation in Washington was prompted by a newspaper story published last year which indicated that two Motel 6 locations in the city of Phoenix, AZ were tipping off ICE agents, leading to at least 20 arrests:
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