Ayuda Celebrates Federal Court Decision to Block Virginia Voter Roll Purge 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Sandra BenaventeAdvocacy [email protected]   Washington, D.C. (October 28, 2024) – Today, Ayuda applauded the federal court decision to temporarily block Virginia’s “purge program,” an Executive Order from Governor Glenn...

Ayuda Condemns Biden Administration’s Expanded Asylum Ban 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Sandra BenaventeAdvocacy [email protected]   Washington, D.C. (October 1, 2024) – Ayuda strongly condemns the Biden administration’s decision to extend and expand its asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border. This policy,...

Behind the Bench: Ayuda and Georgetown Host Screening of The Courtroom to Spotlight U.S. Immigration Challenges

“In immigration court, judges do death penalty cases in a traffic court setting,” the Honorable Immigration Judge Dana Leigh Marks once said. That reality is starkly reflected in “The Courtroom,” a 2022 film following the real-life deportation case of Elizabeth...

Beyond the T Visa: Immigrant Survivors of Human Trafficking Still Face Barriers

On July 30, Ayuda joins immigrant champions around the world in observing World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. It’s a day for raising awareness, listening to survivors, and advocating for the protection of those who experience this pernicious crime.  ...

Ayuda Celebrates Affirmative Relief Announcement, Calls for More Protections for All Immigrants  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Laura Trask Director of Development & Communications [email protected]   Washington, D.C. (June 18, 2024) – Today, the Biden Administration announced a new executive action that extends Parole in...

New Biden Administration Executive Order Closes Border to Immigrants Seeking Safety

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Laura Trask Director of Development & Communications [email protected]   Washington, D.C. (June 5, 2024) – Today, the Biden Administration’s Executive Order to Secure the Border went into effect,...