Motel 6 to pay $ 12M for guest guest information

SEATTLE, Wash. – The hotel chain Motel 6 will pay $ 12 million for providing private guest information to agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Thursday.

The guest rooms at the Motel 6 guests in Washington state.

The Attorney General 's Office investigated the Washington Motel 6 rentals after having been made to order by ICE in 2017.

During the investigation, Ferguson found seven of the 26 Washington state motel's 6 vacation rentals.

Ferguson filed a lawsuit in January 2018, on which Motel 6 violated the Consumer Protection Act and the Washington Law Against Discrimination by disclosing guest information.

"Motel 6's shares tore families apart and violated the privacy rights of Washingtonians," said Ferguson in a statement on Thursday.

"Our resolution holds Motel 6 accountable for illegally handing over guests" private information without a warrant. Any other business that tries to violate Washingtonians' right to privacy can expect to hear from my office. "

Motel 6 has since adopted a policy, nationwide, that it will no longer provide.

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