"We’ll leave the light on for you” goes the famous advertising slogan of Motel 6. While radio personality Tom Bodett’s folksy line has worked wonders for the roadside budget chain, now owned by G6 Hospitality, it might well be “we’ll leave the lights on so the authorities can find and deport you.”Some locations provided information, without a warrant, on guests who checked in to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The information was used to target guests with “Latino-sounding names,” according to a statement by...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 05, 2019 16:30 UTC