Growing number of scammers targeting immigrant communities

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Growing number of scammers targeting immigrant communities

Scammers are looking to cash in on the growing fear over President Donald Trump’s immigration and deportation plans. Many scams center around threats of deportation or promises to speed up the citizenship process. Immigration attorneys say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will never tip its hand when it comes to enforcement activity. Attorneys are warning people to stay alert and be mindful of those making false threats and promise…

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Scammers claiming to be immigration lawyers to target undocumented immigrants

Because of her illegal status in the country, we’re calling this immigrant Jesse. A few weeks ago, she hired an immigration lawyer she saw on TikTok, but turns out it was really a scammer who took thousands of dollars from her. “With the new president, we’re not safe anywhere,” Jesse said. Jesse is the mother of two young children and has had a deportation order for more than 10 years, so the images of immigrants being detained by federal author…

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SAN DIEGO – Because of his illegal status in the country, we will call this immigrant Jesse, who a few weeks ago hired an immigration lawyer he saw in TikTok, but it turned out that he was actually a scammer who stole thousands of dollars from him. “With the new president, we’re not safe anywhere,” Jesse said. Jesse is a mother of two young children and has a deportation order for more than 10 years, so images of immigrants detained by federal a…