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Wage-theft claim: Sebastian needs $2,550 before the deadline
A wage-theft claim deadline is approaching and Sebastian can't afford the lawyer.
🇺🇸 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States2,115 views
I'm facing a wage-theft claim. My hearing is scheduled for August, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $2,550. 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 Baton Rouge 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 $2,550 goes:
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $195
• Certified translations and document copies: $125
• Attorney retainer: $2,230
Every share and every dollar helps.
Updates from Sebastian
Update from Baton Rouge: the plan for attorney retainer is now scheduled. We're at 77% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
40% there. I made the first payment toward attorney retainer. Thank you.
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hope this works out for you. We're a small family in Oaxaca de Juárez but we're thinking of you. All the best.
praying for you, Sebastian. Shared it with a few friends. Wish I lived closer to Shubra so I could bring a meal.
Thinking of you and your family, Sebastian. Hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings.
Praying for you. This could happen to any of us. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Baton Rouge.