Adviser to immigrants accused of misrepresentation

When the legion of struggling cleaners, cooks and day laborers needed legal and immigration help in the D.C. area, Luis Ramirez appeared to be their high-profile champion.

He dispensed free legal advice on a thrice-weekly radio show and pushed for the Dream Act in Spanish-language dailies. A Univision segment featured his work helping two women who said they had been forced to become sex slaves. Over the past year or so, the publicity brought him awards and helped send hundreds of clients to his McLean-based legal services firm.

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