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Justice shouldn't depend on a bank balance: Anitha's asylum application
Anitha needs $550 for filing fees and representation in an asylum application before the August deadline.
🇮🇳 Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India1,624 views
I'm facing an asylum application. My hearing is scheduled for August, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $550. I have been told by three legal-aid offices that their waiting list is longer than my deadline.
I have all of my paperwork ready, and my caseworker at a local immigrant rights clinic has confirmed that my case is valid.
If I miss the deadline I could lose my right to stay with my family and my job. My children were born here and this is the only home they know.
I'll share any non-sensitive updates as the case moves along.
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 $550 goes:
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $25
• Attorney retainer: $400
• Filing and biometrics fees: $125
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Anitha
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- Mwangi Mugisha Ochieng 🇹🇿 · $100
“Good luck. Hope the August deadline works out. - Dar es Salaam”
- Howard J. Dunn 🇦🇺 · $60
- Sowmya N. Krishnamurthy 🇮🇳 · $50
- Njoroge Ouma Hamisi 🇺🇬 · $50
“Good luck. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Entebbe”
- Seamus B. MacNamara 🇮🇪 · $50
- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $50
- Pooja W. Bhavsar 🇮🇳 · $46.50
- Cristina J. Ávila 🇺🇸 · $45
“Good luck. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Tampa”
- Dipu Masud Howlader 🇧🇩 · $25
“Rooting for you. From Jessore with love. - Jessore”
- Anonymous 🇿🇦 · $25
“Thought of Anitha all day after reading this. - Johannesburg”
- Naveen F. Chopra 🇬🇧 · $25
- João Rafael Albuquerque 🇧🇷 · $20
“From my family to yours. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Pelotas”
- Neelam G. Rawat 🇮🇳 · $15
- Nicolas Stéphane Lucas 🇫🇷 · $15
“Happy to help. Hope you get the rest soon. - Saint-Denis”
- Chloe C. Simmons 🇺🇸 · $10
- Gifty Naana Nkrumah 🇬🇭 · $10
- Susana J. Ochoa 🇪🇸 · $10
- Lamia Dola Jahan 🇧🇩 · $10
- Antônio Correia 🇧🇷 · $10
- Shailesh D. Chavan 🇮🇳 · $10
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Gave what I could, wish it was more. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from Kochi.
Hope it all works out. I hope things turn around soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.
Keep going. I hope things turn around soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings.
Hope it all works out, Anitha. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. All the best
This could happen to any of us. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Take care!
Good luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Sent it to 16 people at work!
how is Anitha doing now?
Looking forward to the next update. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Tampa.
sending love, Anitha. Hope this works out for you.
wishing you the best. I hope things turn around soon. Love from Cairo.
Looking forward to the next update. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Thinking of Coimbatore
Good luck, Anitha. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Wish I lived closer to Dammam so I could bring a meal. Love from Aurangabad.
Hope things get better soon. Shared it with a few friends. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you
You're not alone, Anitha. Shared this with my family.
Good luck, Anitha. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Coimbatore
thinking of you, Anitha. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Novosibirsk so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Leicester.