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{{Company Page

|name=~~Wood Spring~~ Suites

|name=WoodSpring Suites

|industry=Hospitality; extended-stay hotels

|image=WoodSpringHotels.png

|country=United States

|founded=2003

|headquarters=Rockville, Maryland, United States

|parent company=Choice Hotels International

|status=Active

|boycott_reason=Documented involvement in providing hotel lodging used to house migrant families under a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) contract administered through the nonprofit Endeavors (temporary shelter and processing services), with WoodSpring Suites specifically identified in reporting as one of the hotel properties involved.

|verification=Verified

}}

== Overview ==

WoodSpring Suites is a United States–based extended-stay hotel brand owned by Choice Hotels International.<ref name="ChoiceAcquire2018">[[https://investor.choicehotels.com/news/news-details/2018/Choice-Hotels-Completes-Acquisition-Of-WoodSpring-Suites-Brand-And-Franchise-Business-02-01-2018/ Choice Hotels Completes Acquisition of WoodSpring Suites Brand and Franchise Business | Choice Hotels investor news]] (Feb. 1, 2018)</ref> The brand was founded in 2003 (originally as Value Place) and later rebranded as WoodSpring Suites.<ref name="WoodSpringWiki">[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WoodSpring_Suites WoodSpring Suites | Wikipedia]]</ref>

== Boycott ==

WoodSpring Suites is listed for boycott due to documented use of at least one WoodSpring Suites property in lodging arrangements tied to a large ICE contract executed through the nonprofit Endeavors.

In March 2021, ICE signed an $86.9 million contract with Endeavors to provide “temporary shelter and processing services” for families placed into immigration proceedings, using hotel sites as part of the program.<ref name="HSTodayEndeavors">[[https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/border-security/ice-signs-86-9-million-contract-with-endeavors-for-short-term-migrant-care/ ICE Signs $86.9 Million Contract with Endeavors for Short-Term Migrant Care | HS Today]] (Mar. 22, 2021)</ref><ref name="CBSHotels">[[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-taps-nonprofit-to-house-some-migrant-families-in-border-area-hotels/ ICE taps nonprofit to house some migrant families in border-area hotels | CBS News]] (Mar. 20, 2021)</ref>

In April 2021, Axios reported that a WoodSpring Suites was among the hotels slated to house migrant families under the Endeavors contract (and that some hotels later backed out under political pressure).<ref name="AxiosHotelsBackOut">[[https://www.axios.com/2021/04/23/border-crisis-hotels-migrant-families Scoop: Hotels back out of housing migrant families amid political furor | Axios]] (Apr. 23, 2021)</ref> Business Insider’s write-up of the Axios reporting likewise identified “a Woodspring Suites” among the hotels tied to the Endeavors/ICE hotel housing plan.<ref name="BIHotelsBackOut">[[https://www.businessinsider.com/hotels-pull-out-of-bidens-plan-to-house-migrants-axios-2021-4 Hotels are pulling out of Biden's $87 million contract to house migrants amid political pushback, report says | Business Insider]] (Apr. 24, 2021)</ref>

Public radio reporting later described the Endeavors contract as involving multiple hotels across Arizona and Texas, with ICE ending use of most of the hotel sites by the end of 2021.<ref name="KJZZPartialClose">[[https://kjzz.org/content/1745608/ice-contract-endeavors-aid-group-coming-partial-close ICE contract with Endeavors is coming to a partial close | KJZZ]] (Jan. 5, 2022)</ref>

== Background ==

ICE and other DHS components have relied on contractors and third parties to provide facilities and services for detention, holding, and processing operations, including the use of hotels in certain programs.<ref name="CBSHotels" /><ref name="HSTodayEndeavors" /> ICE List documents and, where applicable, boycotts companies whose services materially support immigration enforcement custody, processing, detention, or related operations.

== Sources ==

[[Category:Boycott]]

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-|name=Wood Spring Suites
+|name=WoodSpring Suites
+|industry=Hospitality; extended-stay hotels
+|image=WoodSpringHotels.png
+|country=United States
+|founded=2003
+|headquarters=Rockville, Maryland, United States
+|parent company=Choice Hotels International
 |status=Active
+|boycott_reason=Documented involvement in providing hotel lodging used to house migrant families under a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) contract administered through the nonprofit Endeavors (temporary shelter and processing services), with WoodSpring Suites specifically identified in reporting as one of the hotel properties involved.
+|verification=Verified
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 == Overview ==
+WoodSpring Suites is a United States–based extended-stay hotel brand owned by Choice Hotels International.<ref name="ChoiceAcquire2018">[[https://investor.choicehotels.com/news/news-details/2018/Choice-Hotels-Completes-Acquisition-Of-WoodSpring-Suites-Brand-And-Franchise-Business-02-01-2018/ Choice Hotels Completes Acquisition of WoodSpring Suites Brand and Franchise Business | Choice Hotels investor news]] (Feb. 1, 2018)</ref> The brand was founded in 2003 (originally as Value Place) and later rebranded as WoodSpring Suites.<ref name="WoodSpringWiki">[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WoodSpring_Suites WoodSpring Suites | Wikipedia]]</ref>
 == Boycott ==
+WoodSpring Suites is listed for boycott due to documented use of at least one WoodSpring Suites property in lodging arrangements tied to a large ICE contract executed through the nonprofit Endeavors.
+In March 2021, ICE signed an $86.9 million contract with Endeavors to provide “temporary shelter and processing services” for families placed into immigration proceedings, using hotel sites as part of the program.<ref name="HSTodayEndeavors">[[https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/border-security/ice-signs-86-9-million-contract-with-endeavors-for-short-term-migrant-care/ ICE Signs $86.9 Million Contract with Endeavors for Short-Term Migrant Care | HS Today]] (Mar. 22, 2021)</ref><ref name="CBSHotels">[[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-taps-nonprofit-to-house-some-migrant-families-in-border-area-hotels/ ICE taps nonprofit to house some migrant families in border-area hotels | CBS News]] (Mar. 20, 2021)</ref>
+In April 2021, Axios reported that a WoodSpring Suites was among the hotels slated to house migrant families under the Endeavors contract (and that some hotels later backed out under political pressure).<ref name="AxiosHotelsBackOut">[[https://www.axios.com/2021/04/23/border-crisis-hotels-migrant-families Scoop: Hotels back out of housing migrant families amid political furor | Axios]] (Apr. 23, 2021)</ref> Business Insider’s write-up of the Axios reporting likewise identified “a Woodspring Suites” among the hotels tied to the Endeavors/ICE hotel housing plan.<ref name="BIHotelsBackOut">[[https://www.businessinsider.com/hotels-pull-out-of-bidens-plan-to-house-migrants-axios-2021-4 Hotels are pulling out of Biden's $87 million contract to house migrants amid political pushback, report says | Business Insider]] (Apr. 24, 2021)</ref>
+Public radio reporting later described the Endeavors contract as involving multiple hotels across Arizona and Texas, with ICE ending use of most of the hotel sites by the end of 2021.<ref name="KJZZPartialClose">[[https://kjzz.org/content/1745608/ice-contract-endeavors-aid-group-coming-partial-close ICE contract with Endeavors is coming to a partial close | KJZZ]] (Jan. 5, 2022)</ref>
 == Background ==
+ICE and other DHS components have relied on contractors and third parties to provide facilities and services for detention, holding, and processing operations, including the use of hotels in certain programs.<ref name="CBSHotels" /><ref name="HSTodayEndeavors" /> ICE List documents and, where applicable, boycotts companies whose services materially support immigration enforcement custody, processing, detention, or related operations.
 == Sources ==
+<references />
 [[Category:Boycott]]