There are so many ways to celebrate one of our favorite months of the year! In honor of Immigrant Heritage Month, the Ayuda team has compiled a list of events across Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia that celebrate the vibrant immigrant cultures, traditions,...
On May 14, over 250 immigrant supporters gathered at the American Institute for Architecture in Washington, D.C. for Ayuda’s Signature Spring Event: Standing With Immigrants (SWI). As our communities continue facing fear and uncertainty, we were overjoyed to see so...
*Aicha is a forty-year old North African woman who came to Ayuda seeking legal representation for a civil protection order, divorce, and custody of her children from her husband, David. Aicha and David had been married for 15 years and have two children in common....
At the tender age of five years old, Alejandra*’s mother left her children to seek safety in the United States after experiencing severe domestic abuse from her partner. Alejandra stayed with her father, who was a dangerous and abusive man. Her father forced...
Dominica,* is a survivor of human trafficking and sexual assault. When Ayuda attorneys first met with Dominica, she was already attending regular check-in appointments with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Fairfax, Virginia, awaiting her...
