Microsoft To Cut 18,000 Jobs: Immigration Status When Laid-Off
On Thursday July 17, 2014, Microsoft made an announcement that 18,000 will be slashed– most by December 2014 and all by June 2015. While this is a blow to the[…]
Category: WIL In The Community
AILA Annual Conference in Boston a Great Success
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) helds its annual conference in Boston, MA from June 18-21. The event was a great success. As mentioned in a previous post, Tahmina was[…]
Leon Rodriguez – New USCIS Director
This week, the Senate confirmed that Leon Rodriguez will be the new USCIS Director. Watson Immigration Law congratulates Director Rodriguez on his new appointment. While this is a challenging role,[…]
Tahmina Speaks At AILA Annual Conference
It was a great honor to have been invited to speak at the American Immigration Lawyers Association annual conference held in Boston, MA from June 18-21. Almost 3500 immigration lawyers[…]
KCWWL Judicial Appreciation Luncheon Huge Success
The King County Chapter of Washington Women Lawyers holds a dear place in my heart. I was on the board from 2006 to 2010 ending my term as the President.[…]
Tahmina Discusses New H4 EAD Rule on Feature News Story Tonight at 8pm PST
You may recall our recent post about the H4 EAD news story we participated in. The story will air tonight (June 3) at 8pm PST on CCTV America’s “Biz[…]
Tahmina Discusses New H4 EAD Rule on Feature News Story
Watch out for Tahmina on Feature News Story sometime next week discussing the newly proposed rules allowing work permits to H1b spouses. The story will air on Comcast channel 334[…]
NWIRP Celebrates 30 years
On Friday May 9th, about 550 people gathered at the Seattle Convention Center in downtown Seattle to celebrate 30 years of Northwest Immigrants Rights Project. It was glamorous evening full[…]
Breaking news: Work permission for H4 visa holders- almost here!
Breaking news: H4 visa holders to get employment authorization and high-skilled immigrant retention proposals! In the early hours of May 6, 2014, the Department of Homeland Security issued a press[…]
Tahmina raises immigration reform with US SBA Head and Sen. Cantwell
On April 24 2014, the newly appointed Head of the US Small Business Administration Ms. Maria Contreras-Sweet attended the Seattle Chamber of Commerce with Senator Maria Cantwell. It was great[…]