“Lives Are on the Line”: Ayuda’s Testimony to the DC Council

On December 3, Ayuda staff testified before the DC Council Committee on Health during its Budget Oversight hearing, urging Council Members to reverse harmful cuts to the DC Healthcare Alliance program. Grounded in decades of service and the lived experiences of their...

Violence Has No Place Here — Neither Does Islamophobia

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Laura Trask Director, Development and [email protected]  December 1, 2025 (Washington, D.C.)— Ayuda grieves the loss of the National Guard service member killed in the shooting on Wednesday, November 26,...

Ayuda Calls on Councilmember Pinto to Hold a Public Hearing on MPD’s Cooperation with Federal Agencies 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Sandra BenaventeAdvocacy Manager [email protected]  Washington, D.C. (October 30, 2025) – Today, Ayuda called on D.C. Councilmember Brooke Pinto to hold a public hearing on the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) cooperation...

Ayuda Condemns Federal Seizure of D.C. Police and National Guard Deployment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Laura Trask Director, Development & Communications [email protected]  Washington, D.C. (August 11, 2025) – Today, President Trump announced his administration will seize control of the District of...

Ayuda Statement on the Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Multiple Countries

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Laura Trask Director, Development & Communications [email protected]  Washington, D.C. (August 6, 2025) – Ayuda strongly condemns the Department of Homeland Security’s recent decisions to terminate Temporary...

Ayuda Condemns Gov. Youngkin’s Plan to Support ICE by Deploying National Guard

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Laura Trask Director, Development & Communications [email protected]  Washington, D.C. (August 5, 2025) – Today, Ayuda condemned Governor Glenn Youngkin’s plan to deploy the Virginia National Guard to...