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Ayuda provides legal, social, and language services to help low-income immigrants in our neighborhoods access justice and transform their lives. For over 50 years, we have served more than 150,000 low-income immigrants throughout Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia.
Ayuda’s expert and dedicated professionals help immigrants from anywhere in the world navigate the immigration and justice systems and access the social safety net. This comprehensive and welcoming approach breaks down barriers, helps those in need, and makes our communities stronger!
LATEST NEWS
Congress Must Act Now to Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was originally established in 1994 by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act to aid in preventing violent crime. VAWA created the first U.S. federal legislation acknowledging domestic violence and sexual assault as...
Ayuda Helps Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Survivor Access Justice and Rebuild her Life
Carolina and Ramon were together for seventeen years. They have four children together and until recently, lived together with Ramon’s parents. During the course of their relationship, Ramon had not always been abusive. However, over the last three years Ramon started...
Ayuda Wins Big Case for Guatemalan Asylum Seeker, Trafficking Survivor
Ayuda Supervising Attorney, Katie Soltis, recently won an extremely arduous asylum case for her client Camila*, an indigenous Ixil Mayan from Guatemala and survivor of severe child abuse and labor trafficking. Camila was kept as a slave in a locked room for much of...
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