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Attorney General Becerra: Protect Yourself During the Immigration Process

by ECT

SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Friday issued a consumer alert warning Californians to be wary of scam artists or untrained immigration consultants who prey on immigrants by falsely holding themselves out as legally qualified to assist with immigration matters.

The consumer alert urges those who need help navigating the immigration process to seek assistance from licensed attorneys or legal aid organizations – not from notaries or immigration consultants.

“Scam artists who pose as immigration attorneys should be ashamed of themselves. Just as dangerous are immigration consultants, who are not trained or legally allowed to help with a consumer’s immigration case, but do so and often botch the job, landing consumers in removal proceedings,” said Attorney General Becerra. “All Californians – regardless of immigration status – have rights. At a time when the Trump Administration is sowing fear among hardworking immigrants throughout our State, the California Department of Justice will do everything in its power to ensure that those rights are upheld.”

The consumer alert can be found at this LINK. It is also available in Spanish HERE.

The California Attorney General’s office has a long history of pursuing scammers who prey on individuals needing legal assistance or advice on their immigration status. Most recently, the Attorney General’s Office prosecuted immigration consultant Oswaldo Rafael Cabrera, who operated Coalición Latinoamericana Internacional, and harmed consumers by misleading them, taking their money, damaging their immigration prospects, and sometimes causing their deportation.

In December 2016, the California Attorney General’s Office formally charged Cabrera with felonies including conspiracy to violate the Immigration Consultants Act, grand theft, and attempted perjury. On February 22, 2017, Cabrera pled guilty to several felony charges and was sentenced to more than five years in state prison.

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8 comments

Al Hole Mar 17, 2018 - 6:18 am

Why not just issue a PR that states the reality of the situation? Crawl across the boarder illegally and you can get a CA drivers license, vote in our elections, get free everything, and if you happen to kill somebody “accidentally” , receive high dollar legal counsel. Who needs to follow any legit process when you simply just have to GET here?

You and your fellow democrats have slowly but surely turn CA into a steaming pile of crap. Great job.

Lola Saavedra Mar 17, 2018 - 3:15 pm

Becerra is a member of the California State Bar and as such, he swore to uphold the law — including federal laws — and he has failed to do so, then he needs to be DISBARRED! I’m going to file an ETHICS complaint with the State Bar. This will include Moonbeam, Libby and Newsom!

altarboy Mar 17, 2018 - 7:21 pm

Beccera has no Idea what he is getting himself in . This BOY is Delusional

J. Sala Mar 18, 2018 - 9:22 pm

California Has Become a Joke!

American Mar 19, 2018 - 8:38 am

What about the rights of American Citizens? Something is seriously wrong in California to break Federal Laws and Gift Public Money to illegals. We need to take California back voting these yahoos out.

Old Pittsburg/Antioch Hwy Border Mar 23, 2018 - 9:08 am

Scammers: another reason AG Beccera has to support legal immigration.

Dirty Harry Mar 24, 2018 - 7:04 am

Beccera, what a POS. Get him out of there!

Dawn Mar 25, 2018 - 2:01 am

Not only this Becerra character, but the entire Sacramento gang of idiots needs to be replaced with some sane people. The current bunch (as well as those in the past) have made our state into a laughing stock!

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