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The sprawling, multimillion-dollar immigration law firm founded by Alexandra Lozano announced Wednesday it is closing its doors, leaving questions about what will happen to tens of thousands of clients the Tukwila-based firm represented.

The announcement by the firm, now known as Luz Legal or La Luz del Camino Legal, comes two weeks after Lozano permanently gave up her law license rather than face a disciplinary hearing for alleged misconduct by the Washington State Bar Association. Lozano was sued in May by nine former clients alleging the firm鈥檚 services were 鈥渋llusory, negligent, and even fraudulent.鈥�

鈥淎s many of you know, our firm has faced increasing challenges and unjust scrutiny in recent years. After careful consideration, we have determined that closing the firm is the best course of action,鈥� La Luz鈥檚 statement says. 鈥淭his decision was not made lightly. Our clients have always been at the center of everything we do, and making this announcement is one of the most difficult moments in our firm鈥檚 history.鈥�

The announcement, directed at clients, also says that 鈥渁 team of attorneys who may have worked on your case previously are taking on clients from Luz Legal鈥� and links to a form to request that the case be transferred to them.

The names of the attorneys are not given.

That strikes Tacoma immigration attorney Gustavo Cueva as 鈥渟hady.鈥�

鈥淭hey鈥檙e still trying to retain clients and send them to a team of attorneys,鈥� Cueva said. 鈥淲ho they are, we don鈥檛 know. Who they work for, we don鈥檛 know.鈥�

This is a developing story.