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Justice shouldn't depend on a bank balance: Brian's asylum application
Help Brian cover the fees of an asylum application so He can stay with his family.
🇺🇸 California, United States2,136 views
I'm facing an asylum application. My hearing is scheduled for November, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $1,700. 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 the Los Angeles Community Legal Centre 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.
Funds cover only the filing fees, translations and attorney retainer.
Where the $1,700 goes:
• Attorney retainer: $1,200
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $240
• Certified translations and document copies: $260
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
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- Juan Ochoa 🇺🇸 · $100
“Every little bit. Thought of Brian all day after reading this.”
- Deepa H. Chettiar 🇮🇳 · $61
“God bless. Hope the November deadline works out. - Hubballi”
- Hailey Fowler 🇺🇸 · $25
- Jericho F. Lopez 🇵🇭 · $100
- Satish S. Sood 🇮🇳 · $9
- Aileen R. Reyes 🇵🇭 · $15
“Best of luck. - Taguig”
- Clara T. Quincy 🇺🇸 · $50
- Sung-min Seung-woo Bae 🇰🇷 · $60
- Pavel Rafiq Roy 🇧🇩 · $25
- Andrew Barrett 🇺🇸 · $10
“You got this! - Oakland”
- Ganesh Prakash Baral 🇳🇵 · $58
- Anonymous 🇹🇷 · $18
“Keep your head up. From Üsküdar with love. - Üsküdar”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $30
“Sending love. Small amount but sent with love. - Houston”
- Ivan Mikhailov 🇺🇦 · $29
“Thinking of you - Odesa”
- Kulap Waraporn Phongsri 🇹🇭 · $25
- Elisa Montanari 🇮🇹 · $5
- Gunawan Hadi Saputra 🇮🇩 · $17.50
“Get well soon. Saw your post and had to give. - Jakarta”
- Mahnoor Nida Niazi 🇵🇰 · $10
“Hope it all works out. Hope the November deadline works out. - Lahore”
- Nolan E. Freeman 🇺🇸 · $53.50
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $25
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hope it all works out. This could happen to any of us
Sending good thoughts, Brian. It takes guts to ask. Well done. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Lagos.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Brian.
Sure. The biggest one is attorney retainer, $1,200. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. I'll keep the page updated.
Sending strength. Hope you get there. We're a small family in Kampala but we're thinking of you
Hope things get better soon. Shared this with my family. Wish I lived closer to San Diego so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Los Angeles
Sending strength, Brian. Shared it with a few friends. I have a 8 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings.