Last month, the Impact Fund, Justice in Aging, Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, and fellow social justice organizations filed an amicus brief in Pacito v. Trump in the Ninth Circuit. Pacito v. Trump, No. 2:25-cv-2:55 (W.D. Wash.). The case was filed by individuals waiting to reunite with their families, parents who sold all their belongings only to have their travel plans cancelled, one recently resettled individual who lost their survival benefits after the funding suspension, and nonprofit resettlement partners experiencing severely disrupted operations. 

On appeal, our amicus brief emphasizes the critical role of refugee resettlement partners in helping older adult refugees adjust to life in the United States.