AI impersonation scams target immigrants by cloning lawyers

AI-enabled scammers clone immigration lawyers’ voices and branding to sell fake contracts, hearings and residency promises via social media and WhatsApp, preying on desperate immigrants and causing thousands in losses and potential deportation; the surge comes amid a large backlog of immigration cases and rising identity-theft reports, prompting lawyers and bar associations to shutter channels, report impersonations, and warn communities.