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Justice shouldn't depend on a bank balance: Hugo's wage-theft claim
Hugo needs $1,750 for filing fees and representation in a wage-theft claim before the November deadline.
🇪🇸 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain3,108 views
I'm facing a wage-theft claim. My hearing is scheduled for November, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $1,750. 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 the Alcalá de Henares 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.
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 $1,750 goes:
• Filing and biometrics fees: $400
• Certified translations and document copies: $165
• Attorney retainer: $1,185
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
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- Anonymous 🇳🇱 · $25
“Wishing you the best. Hope the November deadline works out. - The Hague”
- Vidya P. Thevar 🇮🇳 · $46
“From my family to yours. Only $46 but hope it helps. - Aurangabad”
- Ivy P. Long 🇬🇧 · $14
- Ludvig Jansson 🇸🇪 · $30
- Pari P. Sood 🇮🇳 · $7
- Gun-woo Jae-won Cha 🇰🇷 · $5
- Ramesh G. Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 · $6
- Esther Ronke Popoola 🇳🇬 · $39
- Lucas M. Daniels 🇺🇸 · $50
- Aleksandra Magdalena Adamczyk 🇵🇱 · $200
“Happy to help. Saw your post and had to give. - Gliwice”
- Sajib Sabbir Alam 🇧🇩 · $10
- Adrian D. Bowman 🇦🇺 · $5
“Rooting for you. Hope the November deadline works out. - Wollongong”
- Omkar B. Naik 🇮🇳 · $30
- Adeline B. Austin 🇺🇸 · $20
“Happy to help. My brother told me about this one. - Lafayette”
- Anonymous 🇰🇪 · $25
- Lộc Vinh Dao 🇻🇳 · $20
“Take care of yourselves. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Nha Trang”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10
- Adaeze Folake Gbadamosi 🇳🇬 · $25
- Emery E. Cooper 🇬🇧 · $25
- Patrick B. Meyer 🇺🇸 · $30
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Good luck. Shared it with a few friends. After 22 years in retail I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
Sending good thoughts, Hugo. I hope things turn around soon. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. All the best.
Wishing you the best, Hugo. Shared it with a few friends. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Take care.
Praying for you, Hugo. Shared this with my family. I have a 7 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
Wishing you peace, Hugo. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I went through something like this 8 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Alcalá de Henares.
Hope things get better soon, Hugo. I hope things turn around soon. Love from Sacramento.