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Legal fees for Terry's residency renewal in Sacramento

Terry needs $4,150 for filing fees and representation in a residency renewal before the November deadline.

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Terry J. Griffin
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Sacramento
I'm facing a residency renewal. My hearing is scheduled for November, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $4,150. 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 $4,150 goes: • Attorney retainer: $3,200 • Filing and biometrics fees: $770 • Certified translations and document copies: $85 • Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $95 Thanks for reading all this. - Terry

Updates from Terry

  1. Quick update: $2,203 raised so far (53%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 72% now ($2,999). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for court-appointed interpreter and travel is now scheduled.

  3. We're at 21% thanks to 23 of you. the plan for attorney retainer is now scheduled. More news soon.

  • Héctor J. Rodríguez 🇲🇽 · $20

    “Stay strong. Thought of Terry all day after reading this. - Zapopan”

  • Cristiane Cláudia Almeida 🇧🇷 · $20

    “Happy to help. Thought of Terry all day after reading this. - Belo Horizonte”

  • Garba Emeka Anyanwu 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Aarti M. Gala 🇮🇳 · $30
  • Maryam Zahra Zidan 🇪🇬 · $25
  • Logan C. Cook 🇬🇧 · $15
  • Boonmee Weerasak Jaidee 🇹🇭 · $50
  • Siva K. Iyer 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇻🇳 · $75
  • Camila S. Ibarra 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Sade Chiamaka Akinwale 🇳🇬 · $69.50
  • Halyna Yakovlev 🇷🇺 · $14.50

    “Sending love. Thought of Terry all day after reading this. - Kazan”

  • Paul David Mwesigwa 🇺🇬 · $10
  • Prasanna Jagath Pathirana 🇱🇰 · $15

    “God bless. I'm in Dehiwala, thinking of you.”

  • Sami Ibrahim Trabelsi 🇪🇬 · $25

    “Blessings. Shared with friends too. - 6th of October City”

  • Kamran Hussain Gill 🇵🇰 · $25
  • Lubna Rima Metwally 🇪🇬 · $20
  • Eugene N. Whitaker 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Beatrice Esther Lubega 🇰🇪 · $200
  • Filip Noah Karlsson 🇸🇪 · $25

    “Stay strong. Thought of Terry all day after reading this. - Stockholm”

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  • Sending love, Terry. Shared this with my family. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

    • stay strong, Terry. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money!

      • Wishing you peace, Terry. This could happen to any of us. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. All the best

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