Advocates and attorneys in the Roaring Fork Valley say scammers posing as legal representatives are exploiting immigrants navigating the increasingly aggressive federal enforcement landscape. “I have seen and talked to victims of these scams,” Alex Sanchez, executive director of Voces Unidas de las Montañas, told The Sopris Sun . Voces Unidas, an organization fighting for […]
Jennifer Smith
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Immigration representatives encourage undocumented residents to have a plan, and a lawyer
This story has been updated to more clearly reflect that Hector Gonzalez is not an attorney but a federally accredited representative through the Department of Justice, as reported in the Vail Daily on March 25, 2026. Hector Gonzalez, who is not an attorney but an “immigration advocate” authorized by the Department of Justice to assist people in immigration […]