Federal immigration agents had surrounded Sanchez's truck during a traffic stop and taken him into custody. They say the application had been prepared by the Tukwila immigration attorney they trusted to help him stay in the United States. Many of the former clients KING 5 interviewed say that religious messaging is exactly what convinced them to hire her. Immigration program at the center of the controversyMuch of the litigation centers on a federal immigration law known as the Violence Against Women Act, or VAWA. But he says he never fully understood what Lozano's office was filing on his behalf.