Washington state is suing Motel 6 for selling out its guests, accusing the budget motel chain of voluntarily giving ICE officials daily lists with guests' driver's license numbers, DOBs, and room numbers, reports KIRO 7. "The scale of what Motel 6 was doing is deeply disturbing to me," says state AG Bob Ferguson, per the Wall Street Journal.
Ferguson says Motel 6 flouted the state's Consumer Protection Act more than 9,000 times at at least six hotels over more than two years, and ICE agents would scour the lists for "Latino-sounding names," among others, per a release. Ferguson notes Motel 6, which says at least six people were detained, even trained new hires on giving data to ICE. The complaint, which seeks $2,000 per violation, is just one step the state has taken against President Trump's immigration crackdown, with other suits already filed on DACA and deportations.
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