California advocacy groups are raising alarms after a reported decline in the number of immigrant families submitting FAFSA applications. The change, described as a potential access crisis, is prompting concerns that federal student aid outreach and support may not be reaching affected communities at the same scale. The story’s focus is on the implications for admissions pipelines, student persistence, and overall college access in a state where advocacy organizations often act as intermediaries for immigrant and mixed-status families. With FAFSA participation a key input for institutional aid packaging and enrollment planning, a drop can quickly translate into downstream effects on both student enrollment and scholarship distribution. Advocates are urging attention to the cause of the decline and to whether technical, policy, or outreach barriers are affecting FAFSA completion rates.