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Washington, states ask court to block Trump Administration ‘public charge’ rule

Rule change targets immigrant families lawfully in the US

SPOKANE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson, leading a coalition of 14 states, will today ask a federal judge to block the Trump Administration from implementing its “public charge” rule while the states’ lawsuit progresses. Ferguson filed the motion with Judge Rosanna Malouf Peterson in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington in Spokane.

Attorney General Ferguson launches Hate Crime Working Group, convenes first meeting

More than 700 hate crimes were reported in Washington in 2018

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Multidisciplinary Hate Crime Advisory Working Group will hold its first meeting today.

The meeting will take place from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and is open to the public. The meeting will be held in the AGO’s Seattle location at 800 Fifth Ave. in the Chief Sealth Conference Room on the 20th floor.

Claims process now open in $12M Motel 6 privacy case

More than 100,000 guests whose private information was shared by Motel 6 eligible for part of $12M resolution

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced the claims process is now open for more than 100,000 guests whose private information was released by national hotel chain Motel 6 without their knowledge or consent to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Those individuals are eligible for their share of the $12 million resolution that resulted from Attorney General Ferguson’s lawsuit against Motel 6.

AG Ferguson: Immigration bond services company to provide more than $2.7 million in debt relief over English-only contracts

Libre by Nexus revised and translated their contract as a result of AG Ferguson’s investigation

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that Libre by Nexus, an immigration bond services company, will provide more than $2.7 million in debt relief and refund a total of $58,800 to Washington-based consumers. The resolution is a result of an Attorney General’s Office investigation into the company’s contract practices, which left clients confused about the monthly fees and obligations of Libre’s program.