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Asylum application: Thomas needs $2,500 before the deadline

An asylum application deadline is approaching and Thomas can't afford the lawyer.

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Tammy P. Callahan
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Thomas is facing an asylum application. The hearing is scheduled for June, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $2,500. Three legal-aid offices have said their waiting lists are longer than the deadline. Thomas has all the paperwork ready, and a caseworker at a local immigrant rights clinic has confirmed that the case is valid. If the deadline is missed Thomas could lose the right to stay with the family and the job. The children were born here and this is the only home they know. The money goes to the immigration attorney's trust account and the court filing office. I'll upload receipts with sensitive details removed. Where the $2,500 goes: • Attorney retainer: $1,750 • Filing and biometrics fees: $410 • Certified translations and document copies: $180 • Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $160 With deep gratitude, Tammy

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  • Wishing you peace. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My husband and I read this together. Greetings from Kasarani.

    • hope it all works out. Shared this with my family. I hope June is when things finally get easier. Love from Chennai

      • sending love, Tammy. Hope you get there. Blessings.

        • Thanks for sharing this, Tammy. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.

          • Sending love. Hope this works out for you. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day

            • reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Rockford.

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