The sprawling Tukwila-based immigration law firm founded by Alexandra Lozano, now known as Luz Legal or La Luz del Camino Legal, announced it is shutting down.
The administration suggests hearings calling in 100-plus people are meant to speed up cases. Advocates suspect they're designed to rack up removal orders.
Tuesday launched four days of unusually large hearings for young immigrants. A judge said she wants to see some children more often to ensure their well-being.
A lawsuit is now seeking to have the onetime Washington immigration attorney's assets held in trust for ex-clients. A web of entities has allegedly hidden them.
The new position is likely one of the few of its kind in the country and taps into a debate over the Seattle airport's role in immigration enforcement.
The figures confirm what Washington's immigrant advocates have been seeing on the ground from Seattle to Shelton to Yakima. It's been nonstop, said one.
