State’s Suit Against Motel 6 Over Providing Guest Lists To ICE Agents Is Remanded

Mealey's (May 31, 2018, 10:22 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A motel franchisor’s policy or practice of voluntarily providing guest registry information to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was not an action that justified a federal forum under the federal officer removal statute, a Washington federal judge ruled May 18, remanding a complaint against Motel 6 Operating L.P. and G6 Hospitality LLC (collectively, Motel 6) by Washington state (State of Washington v. Motel 6 Operating LP, et al., No. C18-337-MJP, W.D. Wash., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84134)....