Sign the petition: Demand that U.S. hotel chains stop fueling ICE’s deportation machine

Best Western International, Inc., Choice Hotels International, Inc. , and Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

In the past year alone, three major hotel chains, Best Western, Choice Hotels, and Hilton have allowed ICE to use their hotels to house detained immigrants, many of whom are unaccompanied minors, in parts of Texas, Arizona, and California. ICE and hotels have collaborated with contractor MVM Inc. “to transport single minors to hotels and to ensure each minor remains safe and secure while in this temporary housing.”

This practice expands Trump’s detention and deportation in a quiet yet nefarious way: using hotels to detain people creates a shadow system allows Trump and ICE officials to avoid laws that protect migrant people from being held and deported without an opportunity to seek protections from immigration courts.

If hotels want to be in the good graces of their workers and clientele, they must end their complicity in the deportation machine and commit to our call for #NoHotelsForICE.

Last year, ahead of Trump's announcement of widespread ICE raids, Daily Kos joined a coalition of advocacy organizations and striking hotel workers to fight against the use of hotels for migrant detention. While several chains released statements saying they condemn this practice, their promises have since been broken.

We are teaming up again, this time with Sanctuary DMV, Jobs With Justice, Accountable.US, and SumOfUs to demand accountability from any hotel chains collaborating with ICE so we know for a fact that they will stop putting profit over immigrant lives.

Sign the petition: Join Daily Kos and our partners in demanding Best Western, Choice, and Hilton commit to ending contracts with ICE and subcontracts with companies like MVM Inc. that fuel the deportation machine.

To: Best Western International, Inc., Choice Hotels International, Inc. , and Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
From: [Your Name]

Trump and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continue to dehumanize and abuse our immigrant neighbors, friends and family members. In the past year, you have allowed ICE to use your hotels to temporarily detain immigrants they capture. Your company should have no part in this. As consumers, we urge you to refuse to contract or subcontract to let ICE use your properties to detain immigrants, ensure your commitment is communicated publicly, and demand an action plan so we know you are committed to ending your complicity.