What Alexandra Lozano Clients Can Do About Their Immigration Case

The USCIS alert lays out a clear timeline. Alexandra Lozano resigned from the State Bar of Washington on May 26, 2026, in lieu of discipline, which permanently bars her from practicing law in that state. Her firm closed on June 10, 2026. Then, on June 18, 2026, the Board of Immigration Appeals suspended her from practice before the Department of Homeland Security, the immigration courts, and the Board itself.

For you, the takeaway is short. The person who represented you can no longer act on your case. USCIS asks affected clients to send an updated mailing address so processing can continue, and it points certain applicants to special procedures. If you had a case in progress, that request is aimed at you.

The Board of Immigration Appeals oversees who can practice in front of immigration authorities. When it suspends an attorney, that lawyer loses the ability to represent clients before USCIS and the immigration courts. Any filing, hearing, or response now has to go through you or a new attorney you choose.

This is why a quick response matters so much. Without a lawyer of record, official notices come straight to you, and you are responsible for every deadline. A green card interview notice, a request for evidence, or a court date does not pause because your attorney left. It arrives, the clock runs, and the response is on you until someone new steps in.

A closed law firm does not cancel a pending immigration case. If you filed a family petition, a green card application, or a work permit renewal, that filing stays on record with USCIS. The agency processes it based on what was already submitted.

The danger is not cancellation. It is silence. If USCIS sends a notice and it goes to a closed office, you may never see it, and a missed response can lead to a denial. That is the gap you are closing when you update your contact information.

Immigration deadlines do not wait for you to find a new lawyer. A request for evidence, an interview notice, or a court filing carries a hard due date. Miss it, and the consequences can be severe, from a denied application to a removal order entered in your absence.

Acting early gives you room. The sooner USCIS can reach you and the sooner a new attorney reviews your file, the less chance a deadline slips past unseen.

This is step one, and it is the one that protects everything else. USCIS sends every notice by mail, so if your address still points to a closed firm, you are flying blind. Update it, and every future notice comes straight to you.

You can change your address through the USCIS website, and the agency directs former clients to its official How to Change Your Address page. Do this first. A green card interview notice or a request for evidence is worthless if it lands in an empty office, and this single fix closes that gap fast.

Your file is your case. It holds every form, every piece of evidence, and every decision made so far. When a firm closes, that paperwork can be hard to track down, so go straight to the source and request it from the government.

You have the right to a copy of your immigration file through a Freedom of Information Act request, often called a FOIA request. It is a formal ask for your own records. Filing one gives you and your next attorney a full picture of where your case stands and what still needs to happen.

Sometimes the right move is to pause or pull back a filing, and you have that option too. USCIS lets you withdraw a pending application or petition, but only if you make the request in writing to the office processing your case.

Think carefully before you do this. Withdrawing can have real consequences for your immigration status, and it is rarely the right first step on your own. Talk to a new immigration lawyer before you withdraw anything, so you understand exactly what you are giving up and what you might be protecting.

The first job is simple. Get the full picture. A new attorney reviews your file, confirms what has been filed, and spots any deadline racing toward you. That review alone can catch a problem before it becomes a denial.

From there, the lawyer files a formal notice telling USCIS they now represent you. That single step redirects your case notices to a professional who knows what to do with them. You stop being the last line of defense against a missed deadline, and someone trained takes that weight off your shoulders.

Not every case runs on the same clock. Some can absorb a short delay. Others punish any hesitation. Knowing which type you have tells you how hard to hit the gas, and this is exactly where experienced help earns its keep.

Gilliam Law focuses on the immigration cases that carry the highest stakes, and several of them move fast. When representation ends, these are the matters that need a new lawyer immediately, not next month.

Immigration law is stressful enough without a language barrier stacked on top. For Spanish-speaking families, working with a team that speaks their language is not a luxury; it is the difference between understanding your case and guessing at it.

Gilliam Law serves Spanish-speaking clients directly, so you can explain your situation in your own words and hear your options clearly. When your future is on the line, that clarity matters. You deserve to know exactly what is happening at every step, without anything lost in translation.

No. Your case does not reset because your attorney left. Every form filed, every fee paid, and your place in line all stay on record with USCIS. The case continues from exactly where it stopped.

What you need is someone to pick up the thread. A new attorney reviews what was already submitted and moves forward from there. You are continuing a case, not rebuilding one from scratch.

This is the real danger, and the honest answer is yes, you might. Deadlines keep running whether or not you have a lawyer. A request for evidence, an interview, or a court date arrives on schedule, and no one is watching the mailbox for you.

That is why the address update matters so much. Fix your contact information, then get a new attorney reviewing your file. Those two moves are how you stop a deadline from slipping past you unseen.

For most people, yes, and the more urgent your case, the truer that is. If you are in removal proceedings or a family member is detained, waiting can cost you everything. Even calmer cases benefit from fast, professional eyes on the file.

You do not have to figure this out alone. Gilliam Law can review where your case stands and tell you honestly how quickly you need to act. A short conversation now can save you from a costly mistake later.