By Rod Ardehali For Dailymail.com
Published: 23:28 BST, 5 April 2019 | Updated: 23:28 BST, 5 April 2019
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A major motel chain that handed over the names of Latino-sounding guests to immigration officials for two years has agreed a $12 million lawsuit settlement.
Washington state filed the claim against Motel 6, stating the chain gave the details of 80,000 customers to U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement agents between 2015 and 2017.
Motel 6 released customer information including names, driver's license numbers, passport and green card ID numbers, room numbers, birth dates and license plate numbers.
Motel 6 released customer information including names, driver's license numbers, passport and green card ID numbers, room numbers, birthdates and license plate numbers. The information led to targeted investigations by ICE who went after people with Latino-sounding names, Attorney General Bob Ferguson said
The information led to targeted investigations by ICE who went after people with Latino-sounding names, Attorney General Bob Ferguson said.
'Many Motel 6 locations in Washington turned over the personal information of their guests to ICE on a daily basis without requiring a warrant.
'From 2015 to 2017, seven Washington locations shared
