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Justice shouldn't depend on a bank balance: Daniel's wage-theft claim

A wage-theft claim deadline is approaching and Daniel can't afford the lawyer.

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Daniel G. Muñoz
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Lowell
I'm facing a wage-theft claim. My hearing is scheduled for February, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $3,800. 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 $3,800 goes: • Attorney retainer: $3,050 • Filing and biometrics fees: $510 • Certified translations and document copies: $240 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Daniel

Updates from Daniel

  1. 24% there. I made the first payment toward filing and biometrics fees. Thank you.

  2. We're at 17% thanks to 18 of you. I made the first payment toward certified translations and document copies. More news soon.

  3. Small update. $240 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.

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  • Best of luck. I hope things turn around soon. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Lowell!

    • Amir Walid IbrahimVerified organization

      thanks for sharing this, Daniel. Hope this works out for you!

      • Maxim Andriy RomanovPhoto verified

        Sending strength, Daniel. I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Toronto.

        • Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Lowell

          • Wishing you the best. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I hope February is when things finally get easier. Take care

            • Sending strength, Daniel. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't give up. Blessings

              • Hang in there, Daniel. Hope you get there.

                • Hope things get better soon, Daniel. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Quezon City.

                  • Hope this works out for you. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Alexandria

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