Marriott Hotels is probably wishing it had made a different decision. According to reports, it has been unearthed that a Marriot Hotel in Louisiana was secretly used to house those facing deportation amid Donald Trump ‘s immigration crackdown.
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An act of corporate betrayal in Louisiana. According to the Guardian, a Marriott branded hotel in Louisiana was quietly used recently to house those facing deportation under Trump ‘s crackdown. This of course comes after the chain as a whole back in 2019 vowed that its hotels would not be used for such purposes — but that didn’t matter as the chain appears to have struck a deal with ICE.
The Intercept has more on the story.