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I have created this GoFundMe for my friend Abbey. Abbey is a fun, happy guy, with a wonderful heart. He seems most happy when helping others and I cannot imagine anyone not quickly liking him.
Abbey has been through a lot in life. He has been through more than most people go through in several lifetimes. He was tortured and almost killed in Nigeria for his sexual orientation. He came to the United States to escape more torture and lived on the streets until he could get a work permit.
He has been working several years now building up experience in the United States. He has a Microbiology Degree and uses that, along with his desire to help people in his work.
This fall Abbey both fell into a bureaucracy of the US government work permit renewal and also fell ill with an abscess inside his body. While in the hospital getting surgery for the abscess he contracted covid. Thankfully he made it through the surgery and covid but the US government still has not processed his work permit renewal. He sent the renewal over the summer and the government keeps telling him different stories: originally they said he paid too much so they would not process it, then they said they had not received it (but tracking shows it was delivered), they have said the fee amount is stuck in court so they cannot process it as the fees are not known...it just seems like a circle. I had him engage Amy Klobuchars office and they are trying to resolve it but no progress yet. He said these renewals in past years were fairly quick. Due to the work permit issue Abbey has not been able to work for months now. Please help Abbey make it through this rough time.
Abbey has been through a lot in life. He has been through more than most people go through in several lifetimes. He was tortured and almost killed in Nigeria for his sexual orientation. He came to the United States to escape more torture and lived on the streets until he could get a work permit.
He has been working several years now building up experience in the United States. He has a Microbiology Degree and uses that, along with his desire to help people in his work.
This fall Abbey both fell into a bureaucracy of the US government work permit renewal and also fell ill with an abscess inside his body. While in the hospital getting surgery for the abscess he contracted covid. Thankfully he made it through the surgery and covid but the US government still has not processed his work permit renewal. He sent the renewal over the summer and the government keeps telling him different stories: originally they said he paid too much so they would not process it, then they said they had not received it (but tracking shows it was delivered), they have said the fee amount is stuck in court so they cannot process it as the fees are not known...it just seems like a circle. I had him engage Amy Klobuchars office and they are trying to resolve it but no progress yet. He said these renewals in past years were fairly quick. Due to the work permit issue Abbey has not been able to work for months now. Please help Abbey make it through this rough time.
Organizer and beneficiary
Chris Ertel
Organizer
Minneapolis, MN
Abiodun Falomo
Beneficiary