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Justice shouldn't depend on a bank balance: Fernanda's asylum application

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

🇲🇽 97099, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico1,193 views
Fernanda H. Estrada
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Mérida
I'm facing an asylum application. My hearing is scheduled for November, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $750. 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. Funds cover only the filing fees, translations and attorney retainer. Where the $750 goes: • Attorney retainer: $480 • Filing and biometrics fees: $175 • Certified translations and document copies: $50 • Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $45 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
#legal#immigration#family

Updates from Fernanda

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($497 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Quick update: $427 raised so far (57%). I met with the attorney and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 20% now ($147). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Walter Powers 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Sophia D. Pickett 🇦🇺 · $5
  • Yolanda B. Ibarra 🇲🇽 · $25
  • Varun B. Patel 🇮🇳 · $20

    “Thought of Fernanda all day after reading this. - Hubballi”

  • Musa Samuel Quadri 🇳🇬 · $5

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Fernanda all day after reading this. - Lagos”

  • Rakesh N. Seth 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Alexei Bogdanov 🇩🇪 · $25
  • Million Kebede Worku 🇪🇹 · $75
  • Getachew Yared Tadesse 🇪🇹 · $25
  • Laura Robin 🇫🇷 · $15
  • Achieng Nafula Nabwire 🇰🇪 · $10
  • Ryszard Mariusz Michalak 🇬🇧 · $35
  • Asif Karim Sikder 🇧🇩 · $25
  • Józef Antoni Kaczmarek 🇵🇱 · $25

    “God bless. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Łódź”

  • Fe C. De Leon 🇵🇭 · $10
  • Suren H. Moodley 🇿🇦 · $20

    “Thought of Fernanda all day after reading this. - Johannesburg”

  • Manisha P. Prajapati 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Andrew Williams 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Madhuri C. Ranade 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Komal J. Deshpande 🇮🇳 · $15

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  • Gabriel N. Quiroga

    Rooting for you, Fernanda. Looking forward to the next update. My neighbor in Envigado donated after I showed her your page. Love from Envigado.

    • Hannah R. Ruiz

      Hope you get there. My neighbor in Kathmandu donated after I showed her your page. Blessings.

      $727 raised of $750

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