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

Lúcia needs $650 for filing fees and representation in a wage-theft claim before the October deadline.

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Lúcia Tatiane Borges
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Fortaleza
I'm facing a wage-theft claim. My hearing is scheduled for October, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $650. 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 $650 goes: • Attorney retainer: $410 • Filing and biometrics fees: $190 • Certified translations and document copies: $30 • Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $20 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Lúcia
#legal#immigration#family

Updates from Lúcia

  1. Update from Fortaleza: we've started the first stage. We're at 17% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Quick update: $90 raised so far (14%). I met with the attorney and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them. - Lúcia

  3. We're at 10% thanks to 3 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon. - Lúcia

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RecentTop gifts
  • Isla M. Alvarez 🇦🇺 · $5

    “Good luck. From Mandurah with love.”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇬 · $20
  • Sofía L. Cabrera 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Happy to help. Thought of Lúcia all day after reading this. - Buffalo”

  • Sunita K. Arora 🇮🇳 · $36

    “Thought of Lúcia all day after reading this.”

  • Anita H. Verma 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Cristiane Natália Santana 🇧🇷 · $5

    “Get well soon. Thought of Lúcia all day after reading this. - Duque de Caxias”

  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $10
  • Ezra M. Carroll 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Kylie A. Brown 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Happy to help. Please keep us posted. - Laredo”

  • Harper Perry 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Budi Muhammad Pane 🇮🇩 · $5
  • Rylee R. Warren 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Be well. Saw your post and had to give. - Akron”

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  • Nimal Chamara Dissanayake

    It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Fortaleza.

    • Hải Phong Tieu

      This could happen to any of us. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Fortaleza

      $271 raised of $650

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