December 16, 2025
Justice in Aging
Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 2:00 p.m.
In the last year, the Trump administration has relentlessly targeted immigrants, aiming to eliminate their access to essential safety net services and create fear in immigrant communities. Older immigrants already face many barrier in accessing the health, economic, and legal services they need to age with dignity. The pursuit of arbitrary eligibility requirements, limiting language supports, and creating additional administrative burdens not only erodes older immigrants' access to necessary supports, but may threaten access and quality of these supports for all older adults and people with disabilities.
This webinar, Bird's Eye View: Issues Impacting Older Immigrants in 2025 Part 2, will provide a high-level overview of major issues facing older immigrants in 2025. This webinar will also provide advocates with information regarding the impacts of H.R. 1, rulemaking under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), and recent attempts to designate English as the official language of the United States.
Presenters will discuss:
- Who older immigrants are;
- Developments in immigration policies impacting older adults; and
- General guidance for advocates who work with older immigrants with resources from Justice in Aging and the National Immigration Law Center.
Who Should Participate: Advocates for and professionals working with older immigrants and other aging and disability stakeholders.
Presenters:
- Ben D'Avanzo, Senior Strategist, National Immigration Law Center
- Denny Chan, Managing Director, Equity Advocacy, Justice in Aging
- Tiffany Huyenh-Cho, Director, California Medicare & Medicaid Advocacy, Justice in Aging
- Sahar Takshi, Senior Attorney, Equity Advocacy, Justice in Aging
Pre-Webinar Question and Stories: Please submit any questions you may have for the presenters in advance of the webinar using the Zoom registration or by emailing trainings@justiceinaging.org. We also welcome any stories from the field that you may want to share with the presenters regarding older immigrants.
