Alleged immigration scam nets lawyer pink jet, Mexican mansion and $400 million

While detained, Carlos Navarro Ceja appeared in a video with attorney Alexandra Lozano, who claimed to have secured permanent resident cards that were later shown to be revoked work permits. After four months in custody, Navarro Ceja accepted deportation in April 2026, ending 33 years in the United States. Lozano’s practice, heavily marketed on social media, is accused of filing fraudulent VAWA petitions for over 80,000 Mexican immigrants, charging fees between $10,000 and $25,000 per case.

Two Seattle federal class-action lawsuits allege the firm received payments or promises of payment exceeding $400 million, which were used to purchase a pink Bombardier Challenger 300 jet, luxury condos in Seattle and Chicago, and a mansion in Bosques de las Lomas, Mexico City, through a network of companies. Following the accusations, Lozano surrendered her Washington State Bar license, shut down offices in Seattle, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles and San Antonio, and left roughly 54,000 immigration cases unresolved. Victims and attorneys describe the scheme as a catastrophic betrayal of the Hispanic community.