The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Ellen Huvelle of the District of Columbia, on August 12, was a classic case of a double whammy for the Washington Alliance of Technology Workers (WATW). They actually won the lawsuit they had pursued against allowing F1 visa students graduating with STEM degrees additional OPT time – but is likely to end on a dismal note.That’s because despite the negative ruling, the F1 students are likely to get even more time to stay on and work in the US, if the Barack Obama administration complies with their promised Executions Actions, which has been in the pipeline for implementation.