How Immigration Policies Are Harming Mental Health

By Srishti Katuri, MA, and Cynthia J. Najdowski, PhD, University at Albany. On March 15, 2025, President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act—historically employed only during wartime—so that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could immediately remove Venezuelan citizens alleged to be terrorists from the United States. That same day, ICE deported Kilmar […]

Pets and the Hidden Grief in the Immigration Journey

Recently, I shared a post inviting people to talk about their relationships with their pets and the impact of this bond on their lives. The idea was to understand what it is like to experience moving with a pet to another country. I spoke with some Brazilian immigrants who share a deep emotional bond with […]

The Psychological Toll of Harsh Immigration Policies

From changes to asylum laws and removal of temporary protected status, to the separation of families at the U.S. border and threats to end the protections guaranteed under the Deferred Childhood Arrivals Act (DACA), harsh immigration policies enacted over the last 10 years have left behind serious psychological trauma for many Latinx adults, youth, and […]