As the proposed D.C. budget for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) enters the home stretch of its approval process, we have exciting news to share: On July 14, the D.C. Council voted to advance an amended budget proposal that would have an improved impact on our immigrant...
Ayuda welcomes the positive changes made to the proposed FY26 budget by D.C. council members during Committee mark-ups. While we are grateful to Committee Chairs and members for helping decrease critical funding gaps and remove harmful provisions, this budget still...
UPDATE: As of June 25, the DC Council has taken steps to reduce the harmful provisions of the FY2026 budget. But, there’s more to do! CLICK HERE TO TAKE ACTION. A budget is a moral document – what we fund is what we deem important. But D.C. Mayor Muriel...
On March 12, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released an Interim Final Rule (IFR) titled “Alien Registration Form and Evidence of Registration”. This sweeping mandate requires millions of noncitizens in the U.S. to complete a new registration process,...
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