In January, DC immigrants and immigrant justice organizers came together to create a shared platform of legislative and budget priorities that benefit DC’s immigrant communities — thus the Immigrant Justice Platform (IJP) was born! Over the course of the spring we advocated together for the platform. We celebrated many victories and even expanded the platform to include more legislative and budget goals!

On Tuesday, July 11th, the DC Council was to vote on the Limited Purpose Credential Clarification Emergency Amendment Act, introduced by Councilmember Allen. This bill would have allowed migrants who were bused to the District to obtain DC IDs and driver’s licenses. Unfortunately, Mayor Bowser and the Dept of Human Services blocked the bill by claiming a ludicrous fiscal impact.

Recently arrived migrants and advocates gathered outside the Wilson Building on July 7th to demand that Mayor Bowser provide shelter to migrant families sleeping on the streets and in cars in DC.