Overview

• A San Francisco Superior Court granted the City’s motion on September 19, ordering Leonard Lacayo and Lacayo & Associates to pay $503,500 in civil penalties plus $110,581 in attorney’s fees.
• The court extended the original injunction for five more years, prohibiting Lacayo from providing any immigration-related services through September 2032.
• The order compels disclosure of contact information for recent clients and gives the City access to Lacayo’s business transaction records to facilitate enforcement.
• City officials say Lacayo violated a 2017 injunction and a 2022 enforcement order that had already extended the ban and imposed a $5,000 penalty.
• Investigators cited documentary evidence, witness accounts, and multiple State Bar cease-and-desist letters indicating Lacayo continued offering unlawful immigration services despite prior orders.