Several major hotel chains have said they will not open up their rooms for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as temporary space for those targeted in the scheduled immigration enforcement operation this weekend.
“We are not aware that any of our franchised hotels, all of which are independently owned and operated, are being asked to serve as detention facilities,” Choice Hotels, which owns a series of hotel chain brands such as Quality Inn, said in a statement on July 11. The statement was posted online by an immigration rights activist group.
