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After the Raid

Exposing the communal trauma of immigration enforcement.

After the Raid: The Communal Trauma of Immigration Enforcement. Art by Jess X Snow

Series Introduction

The US government terrorizes immigrant families and families of color with thousands of raids each year. These raids are, by design, militarized, terrifying, violent and dehumanizing. In their wake, individuals may experience symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and community trust in government services of all sorts is severed. In this series, After the Raid: The Communal Trauma of Immigration Enforcement, activists, researchers, lawyers, community members and physicians expose the collective trauma that results from raids and discuss ways to protect one another and fight for positive change.