Indian-American lawyer named Immigrant Rights Commissioner

New York: Chandigarh-born lawyer Kudrat Dutta Chaudhary has become the first immigrant of Indian-origin to take oath as Commissioner to the Immigrant Rights Commission for the city and county of San Francisco.
The Immigrant Rights Commission guides the Mayor and Board of Supervisors on issues and policies that impact immigrants who live or work in San Francisco.
“I am very excited to be taking this role and am really looking forward to working for my community in San Francisco,” Chaudhary wrote on her LinkedIn post.
Chaudhary is a gender, human rights, child rights, and conflict resolution specialist.
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Prior to her new role, Chaudhary worked as an Asylum Law Clerk: Gender Specialist at the Law Office of Robert B. Jobe, according to her LinkedIn profile.