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...

“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,...