When the Rules Keep Changing: A Year of Uncertainty for Immigrant Families 

How legal instability, unmet basic needs, and language barriers intersect, and what truly stabilizes families.  Fear Meets the Law — and Everyday Life  “Fear now shapes everyday decisions — from seeking medical care to reporting...

ACTÚA AHORA: Pon fin a la colaboración entre ICE y la policía en Virginia

For English, click here. En su primer día en el cargo, la gobernadora Spanberger dio un importante primer paso para proteger a familias al revocar la Orden Ejecutiva 47, que exigía la cooperación estatal con ICE y alentaba activamente a la policía local a crear...

ACT NOW: End ICE / Police Collaboration in Virginia

Para español, haga clic aquí On her first day in office, Governor Spanberger took an important first step to protect families by repealing Executive Order 47, which mandated state cooperation with ICE and actively encouraged local law enforcement to...

USCIS Policy Changes Threaten VAWA Survivor Protections

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Laura Trask Director, Development and [email protected]  January 12, 2026 (Washington, D.C.) — Ayuda expresses serious concern regarding the December 22 USCIS Policy Manual...

Ayuda Statement on the Tragic Death Caused by ICE in Minneapolis

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Laura Trask Director, Development and [email protected]  January 8, 2026 (Washington, D.C.) — Ayuda is deeply saddened and outraged by the killing of a woman by ICE during an enforcement operation in...

Ayuda Applauds Council Leadership on Immigrant Safety, Supports Strengthening Protections

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Sandra BenaventeAdvocacy Manager [email protected]  January 6, 2026 (Washington, D.C.) — Today, Ayuda applauded District of Columbia Councilmember Janeese Lewis George (Ward 4) for...