Federal probe closes in on ‘Lawyer of Miracles’ after 54,000 immigration cases left in limbo

No one knows where Alexandra Lozano is. The self-styled “Lawyer of Miracles” is facing two class-action lawsuits accusing her of enriching herself at the expense of dozens of migrants who paid her thousands of dollars, believing she could help them obtain legal status in the United States. Some of those clients were ultimately deported to Mexico. While Lozano has remained silent, the federal government has begun scrutinizing her activities. Agents from a specialized immigration fraud unit have started interviewing complainants as part of an investigation that could lead to criminal charges.

The inquiry is being conducted by agents in Seattle, Washington, from the Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate (FDNS), a division of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), according to federal officials who spoke to EL PAÍS on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press.

“They are speaking with witnesses,” one source said. “The goal is to present the case to a grand jury so that an indictment can be pursued in the Western District of Washington.”

FDNS, the agency that has Lozano on its radar, “safeguards the integrity of the nation’s lawful immigration system by leading USCIS’ efforts to combat fraud, [and] detect national security and public safety threats,” according to the USCIS website.

At this point, Lozano has not been charged with any crime. Attorneys from the law firm Angeli & Calfo, which has offices in Seattle and Portland, did not respond to requests for comment from EL PAÍS.

Days earlier, Angelo J. Calfo, Lozano’s lead attorney, rejected the allegations made against his client in the two class-action lawsuits. “Alexandra denies the claims brought by this small group among the thousands of people she has represented,” Calfo told Telemundo Noticias. “She will respond to these allegations in court.”

54,000 cases left in limbo

The downfall of the “Lawyer of Miracles” began as complaints mounted from clients who accused her of misleading them in applications for lawful permanent residency, or green cards, using false information, charging exorbitant fees and initiating immigration cases that she allegedly knew were unlikely to succeed. Former clients also alleged that staff members memorized scripts containing misleading promises and that the firm developed legal strategies based solely on software-generated assessments, without reviewing individual case files.

Many of the cases handled by Lozano relied on the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a 1994 law that allows victims of domestic abuse married to U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents to seek immigration relief independently of their abusers. According to the allegations, however, Lozano submitted false or exaggerated accounts to support some of those petitions, which were ultimately denied by immigration courts.

Unjust enrichment, racketeering, legal malpractice and breach of contract are among the claims raised in the lawsuits against Lozano. According to the class-action complaints, she represented more than 80,000 clients, most of them undocumented Mexican immigrants, who paid between $10,000 and $25,000 per case.

With part of those earnings, Lozano purchased a Bombardier Challenger 300 private jet valued at roughly $25 million, painted it pink and used it for both business and leisure travel. The lawsuits allege that her broader strategy was to build what they describe as a “multimillion-dollar domestic real estate portfolio.” Her assets allegedly included luxury condominiums in Seattle and Chicago worth more than $4 million, as well as two properties in Mexico. The most valuable was a mansion in Bosques de las Lomas, one of Mexico City’s most exclusive neighborhoods.

When Lozano surrendered her law license in May, a move that shielded her from disciplinary proceedings before the Washington State Bar Association, she left nearly 54,000 immigration cases in limbo.

“She’s in hiding, she won’t show her face,” said attorney Vicente Barraza, who represents the 34 plaintiffs. Barraza added that the situation has put thousands of people at risk at a time when immigrants are facing increasingly aggressive enforcement under the Trump administration. “It’s a different matter when a lawyer has her clients’ lives in her hands.”

From fake trafficking victim to deportee

With her trademark blonde hair and lightly accented Spanish, Lozano often filmed videos in front of an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe or wore clothing featuring designs reminiscent of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It was part of an aggressive marketing strategy on Facebook and TikTok that projected an almost saintly image of her services.

“Lozano’s marketing materials created the impression that Ms. Lozano is capable of performing miracles because of her association with the Virgen de Guadalupe and the Catholic church, and that Lozano represents and follows the values associated with the Virgen de Guadalupe,” said one of the lawsuits, which was filed on behalf of 34 clients, at least six of whom have been deported to Mexico.

One of them is Severo López Contreras, a Mexican national who paid $17,500 in the hope of being protected from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. According to the lawsuit, the opposite happened.

The complaint alleges that Lozano’s firm falsely tried to portray López Contreras as a victim of human trafficking on the grounds that his construction company had not been paid for a drywall installation job in 2016. The “Lawyer of Miracles” told him that this made him eligible for a T visa, which is available to survivors of labor or sex trafficking. He was promised a work permit within six months and a green card within two years.

That hope evaporated on Oct. 1, 2025, when López Contreras was detained during an ICE raid. While in ICE custody, he contacted Lozano, who informed him that, despite the substantial fees he had paid, her firm had never actually filed the T visa application.

According to the complaint, “showing neither contrition nor taking responsibility for the failure, Lozano demanded an additional payment of $20,000 after Mr. Lopez Contreras’s arrest to file an asylum claim for him while he remained in an immigration detention facility.”

Lozano never refunded him a cent. López Contreras ultimately accepted deportation to Jalisco, bringing to an end three decades of life in the United States.

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