Safe Route Immigration Team

Our Staff

Meet the Safe Route Immigration team. Are you interested in joining LCSNW or Safe Route Immigration? Find out more on our Careers page.

Alma Jean

Alma Jean

Director, Attorney

Minh Tam Le

Minh Tam Le

Portland Program Manager,
Accredited Representative

Jasenka Cehajic

Jasenka Cehajic

Vancouver Program Manager, Accredited Representative

Nandini Rao

Nandini Rao

Seattle Program Manager, Attorney

Safe Route Immigration Place Holder

Kim Kushner Dominguez

McMinnville Program Manager, Accredited Representative

Alma Jean

Director, Attorney

Alma’s journey to becoming Director of Safe Route Immigration started at age 8 when he immigrated to the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. A practicing immigration attorney, Alma’s legal experience is primarily centered on affirmative and defensive asylum, with his cases spanning more than 40 different countries. During his career so far, Alma has won more than 44 asylum cases for clients arriving in the United States from countries including Mexico, Honduras, Venezuela, Haiti, Uganda, Rwanda, Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Ukraine. Alma is committed to fighting for immigrant rights and breaking barriers, one immigration story at a time.

Alma Jean

Director, Attorney

Alma’s journey to becoming Director of Safe Route Immigration started at age 8 when he immigrated to the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. A practicing immigration attorney, Alma’s legal experience is primarily centered on affirmative and defensive asylum, with his cases spanning more than 40 different countries. During his career so far, Alma has won more than 44 asylum cases for clients arriving in the United States from countries including Mexico, Honduras, Venezuela, Haiti, Uganda, Rwanda, Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Ukraine. Alma is committed to fighting for immigrant rights and breaking barriers, one immigration story at a time.

Minh Tam Le

Portland Program Manager, Accredited Representative

Minh Tam Le is a former refugee and has worked at Lutheran Community Services Northwest since 1995. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Management Information Systems from Washington State University, working as an accredited representative and immigration counselor since 2001. Minh assists clients with adjustment of status, family-based visa, citizenship, DACA, U non-immigrant status, and employment authorization. She also supervises a nine-person team of attorneys and DOJ-accredited representatives. Minh speaks Vietnamese and English.

Minh Tam Le

Portland Program Manager, Accredited Representative

Minh Tam Le is a former refugee and has worked at Lutheran Community Services Northwest since 1995. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Management Information Systems from Washington State University, working as an accredited representative and immigration counselor since 2001. Minh assists clients with adjustment of status, family-based visa, citizenship, DACA, U non-immigrant status, and employment authorization. She also supervises a nine-person team of attorneys and DOJ-accredited representatives. Minh speaks Vietnamese and English.

Jasenka Cehajic

Vancouver Program Manager, Accredited Representative

Jasenka Cehajic is an immigration counselor and accredited representative with more than 24 years of experience. A former refugee, Jasenka has assisted many individuals in becoming U.S. citizens and acquiring legal permanent resident status. She supervises eight other DOJ-accredited representatives and attorneys and speaks Bosnian, German, and English.

Jasenka Cehajic

Vancouver Program Manager, Accredited Representative

Jasenka Cehajic is an immigration counselor and accredited representative with more than 24 years of experience. A former refugee, Jasenka has assisted many individuals in becoming U.S. citizens and acquiring legal permanent resident status. She supervises eight other DOJ-accredited representatives and attorneys and speaks Bosnian, German, and English.

Nandini Rao

Seattle Program Manager, Attorney

Nandini Rao is the immigration attorney and program manager in Safe Route Immigration’s Seattle office and has been with Lutheran Community Services Northwest since May 2017. Nandini holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in General Business Administration-Pre Law from Michigan State University and a Juris Doctor from Michigan State University College of Law, where she completed a concentration in International and Comparative Law. Nandini speaks Kannada and English.

Nandini Rao

Seattle Program Manager, Attorney

Nandini Rao is the immigration attorney and program manager in Safe Route Immigration’s Seattle office and has been with Lutheran Community Services Northwest since May 2017. Nandini holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in General Business Administration-Pre Law from Michigan State University and a Juris Doctor from Michigan State University College of Law, where she completed a concentration in International and Comparative Law. Nandini speaks Kannada and English.

Kim Kushner Dominguez

McMinnville Program Manager, Accredited Representative

Kim Kushner Dominguez is an immigration counselor and accredited representative who has worked with Safe Route Immigration since 2019. Kim assists immigrants with their legal permanent residency, US citizenship, DACA, crime victim visas, and waivers and supervises the immigration specialists and interns in our McMinnville office. Kim holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work and a Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies and speaks Spanish and English.

Kim Kushner Dominguez

McMinnville Program Manager, Accredited Representative

Kim Kushner Dominguez is an immigration counselor and accredited representative who has worked with Safe Route Immigration since 2019. Kim assists immigrants with their legal permanent residency, US citizenship, DACA, crime victim visas, and waivers and supervises the immigration specialists and interns in our McMinnville office. Kim holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work and a Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies and speaks Spanish and English.