The “local government” are my neighbors the Sheriff and the County Commissioner.
Then there are freedom of information requests, journalist, whistleblowers working for local government, and whistleblowers working for hotels.
If the Sheriff knew who you were and had probable cause he could get a warrant to get your credit card transactions from your bank and from that see you were in a hotel.
But that’s pretty far away from “hotels register you with the local government.”
There was actually a hotel owner who took it on himself to report suspected undocumented immigrants to ICE a few years ago. We know about it because it quickly made its way to the papers, and caused an enormous uproar.
Then there are freedom of information requests, journalist, whistleblowers working for local government, and whistleblowers working for hotels.
If the Sheriff knew who you were and had probable cause he could get a warrant to get your credit card transactions from your bank and from that see you were in a hotel.
But that’s pretty far away from “hotels register you with the local government.”
There was actually a hotel owner who took it on himself to report suspected undocumented immigrants to ICE a few years ago. We know about it because it quickly made its way to the papers, and caused an enormous uproar.