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Eugene

(66,217 posts)
Fri Apr 5, 2019, 06:09 PM Apr 2019

Motel 6 pays $12 million for sharing guest lists with U.S. immigration: Washington AG

Source: Reuters

U.S. LEGAL NEWS APRIL 4, 2019 / 6:41 PM / UPDATED 21 HOURS AGO

Motel 6 pays $12 million for sharing guest lists with U.S. immigration: Washington AG

Jonathan Stempel
2 MIN READ

(Reuters) - Motel 6 agreed to pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit in which Washington state’s attorney general said the chain routinely provided guest lists to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who announced the settlement on Thursday, said the money will go to roughly 80,000 people who stayed at seven of the chain’s Washington locations from 2015 and 2017.

He said their privacy rights were violated because Motel 6 gave their personal information to ICE without their knowledge, and at least nine Washington residents were detained.

As part of the settlement, Motel 6 also agreed it will not hand over guest information nationwide absent a warrant or other legal order, and will improve employee training, Ferguson said.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-blackstone-group-motel6-immigration-s/motel-6-pays-12-million-for-sharing-guest-lists-with-u-s-immigration-washington-ag-idUSKCN1RG2ZA
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Motel 6 pays $12 million for sharing guest lists with U.S. immigration: Washington AG (Original Post) Eugene Apr 2019 OP
$150 per person itsrobert Apr 2019 #1

itsrobert

(14,157 posts)
1. $150 per person
Fri Apr 5, 2019, 06:14 PM
Apr 2019

but that doesn't count lawyer fees. So probably half that. $75

Big whoop.

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