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Legal fees for Santiago's wage-theft claim in Yonkers
Santiago needs $2,800 for filing fees and representation in a wage-theft claim before the June deadline.
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Santiago is facing a wage-theft claim. The hearing is scheduled for June, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $2,800. Three legal-aid offices have said their waiting lists are longer than the deadline.
Santiago has all the paperwork ready, and a caseworker at Yonkers Welcome Centre has confirmed that the case is valid.
If the deadline is missed Santiago could lose the right to stay with the family and the job. The children were born here and this is the only home they know.
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 $2,800 goes:
• Attorney retainer: $2,000
• Filing and biometrics fees: $440
• Certified translations and document copies: $185
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $175
Thanks for reading all this.
- Julián
Updates from Julián
Small update. $584 so far, I met with the attorney and confirmed the amounts.
- Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $15
- Zakaria Nabil Habib 🇪🇬 · $50
- Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $100
- Aurora Ashworth 🇺🇸 · $11
- Jun M. Tomas 🇵🇭 · $20
- Jade Brady 🇬🇧 · $75
- Gabriel G. Santos 🇲🇽 · $10
“All the best. Thought of Santiago all day after reading this. - León”
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $5
- Chidinma Yetunde Musa 🇳🇬 · $30
- Leo C. Guerrero 🇬🇧 · $100
- Lanre Samuel Kalu 🇳🇬 · $30
- Ittipol Chanchai Sirisuk 🇹🇭 · $20
- Gun-woo Si-woo Shin 🇰🇷 · $77
- Olumide Kayode Igwe 🇳🇬 · $53.50
- Alka B. Joshi 🇮🇳 · $50
“Hope things get better. Thought of Santiago all day after reading this. - Bengaluru”
- Itzhak Dahan 🇮🇱 · $25
- Lin Ren 🇺🇸 · $100
- Rohan B. Nanda 🇮🇳 · $25
- Eva A. Mosley 🇺🇸 · $100
- Jihan Hartono 🇮🇩 · $20
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You're not alone. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Yonkers
Hope things get better soon. I hope things turn around soon. After 20 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything. All the best
sending strength, Julián. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.