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...
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser recently released the 2026 budget proposal for the District. Alarmingly, the proposal includes a provision seeking to dismantle the DC Sanctuary Values Amendment Act. On June 2, Ayuda’s team joined the Colectivo de Familias MIgrantes, Free...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura TraskDirector, Development and [email protected] Washington, D.C. (May 9, 2025) — Ayuda is deeply concerned about the proposed budget reconciliation bill that would allocate up to $200 billion to expand...
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,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alicja JohnsonCommunications [email protected] Washington, D.C. (March 27, 2025) – Ayuda rejects the Trump Administration’s memo that unjustly targets immigration attorneys and law firms under the guise...