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Seriously, I would think too. Although I agree that maybe Motel 6 broke a law and should be held responsible for that, I'm also pretty sure that ICE fully knows

Seriously, I would think too. Although I agree that maybe Motel 6 broke a law and should be held responsible for that, I'm also pretty sure that ICE fully knows and abuses of their position to extort information illegally out of people knowing no better. Imagine being a clerk or a manager at Motel 6, probably paid around minimum wage, potentially not very aware of state laws and having an ICE agent storm in and ask about a guest. What do you do? Government agencies should be held accountable to the same degree if not higher than private companies. They literally work for us (gvt), they have to be accountable to us the people!

op00to 8y ago
> What do you do? As a front desk person, refer to the laminated playbook card that explains to the LEO exactly what Motel 6's policy is. The card refers the front desk agent to request a warrant for any protected information. If LEO insists, call corporate legal, and comply if threatened with arrest. Make sure interaction is captured on security cameras. Don't be facile. Of course anyone working the front desk at Motel 6 is going to be trained on what to do from now on.