What We Do
Pathway for Immigrant Workers (PIW) is a Cambridge-based nonprofit serving the Greater Boston area and beyond. We assist low-skilled workers already here in the U.S. with work authorization in employment-sponsored lawful permanent residence applications.
We represent local employers who would not otherwise have the means to sponsor a minimum wage worker for a green card. After an initial assessment, if appropriate we represent the employer in the immigration process.
The legal work will be provided pro bono – there will be no charge for legal services. The employer will be asked to pay the advertising costs associated with the PERM labor certification process, as well as the USCIS filing fee for the immigrant visa petition.
At the completion of the process, the foreign national will receive an approved immigrant petition. If eligible, they will then complete the green card process through consular processing abroad or adjustment of status in the U.S.
We’re Just Getting Started! What We’ve Accomplished in 2024 - By the Numbers
We have filed
13
PWDs
We have filed
4
9089s
We have filed
1
I-140s
We have completed
384
Assessments
We have trained
21
Volunteers
We have presented
17
Seminars
Who We Work With
We work with various offices and organizations to further our mission of assisting local employers with employment-based sponsorship of their immigrant low-wage workers.
Public Immigration Offices
SomerViva Office of Immigrant Affairs
Cambridge Commission on Immigrant Rights and Citizenships
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Law Schools
Northeastern University School of Law
Suffolk Law School
Community Organizations
Cambridge Community Foundation
RIAN Immigration Center
De Novo
American Immigration Lawyers Association, New England Chapter
Our Team
Leslie Tuttle Ditrani
Attorney
Leslie Tuttle Ditrani has been practicing business immigration law for almost 30 years. She started Ditrani Law in 2002, assisting businesses and families in the Cambridge area. From June 2019 to January 2022, she co-managed the Boston office of WR Immigration, formerly Chin & Curtis, a forty- person law firm in downtown Boston focused on business immigration law. Leslie founded Pathway for Immigrant Workers in 2022 to continue to serve employers and workers. She serves as Executive Director and President of the Board.
Sarah Kniaz
Legal Intern
Sarah Kniaz is a second-year law student at Northeastern University School of Law (NUSL). She was selected to participate in NUSL immigration law clinic and is the Associate Editor of the Northeastern Law Review. Sarah’s interest in immigration law was sparked by her employment as a NAIP Americorps Member with Project Citizenship.
