Motel 6 Will Pay br $12 Million After br Turning Guest Lists br Over to ICE In the state of Washington from br 2015 to 2017, the budget hotel br chain shared the information br of about 80,000 guests. According to WA Attorney br General Bob Ferguson, br guests with Latino sounding br names were targeted. WA AG Bob Ferguson, via NPR News Ferguson says the br actions of Motel 6 br "tore families apart." Many guests were either br detained by ICE or deported br after their information br was shared by Motel 6. More than $10 million br of the settlement fund br will be paid out to guests who br were affected by the practice. After settling a similar lawsuit in Arizona, br Motel 6 has since discontinued the practice.