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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jack Brook

Families say they were exploited in an alleged immigration fraud scheme by Washington attorney

Immigration Fraud Lawsuits -

A Washington state attorney is facing lawsuits and a legal ethics investigation over allegations she ran a large-scale immigration fraud scheme that promised legal status to tens of thousands of immigrants but instead allegedly filed fabricated abuse claims without clients’ knowledge.

Attorney Alexandra Lozano, whose firm Luz del Camino Legal shut down this month, is accused by former clients and lawsuits of running a high-volume operation that misled vulnerable immigrants, charged large fees, and exposed some to deportation proceedings. She has permanently surrendered her law license but denies wrongdoing.

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