ICE RAIDS

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ICE raids do more than separate families. They wound psyches, fracture futures, and sow silent suffering across generations.

• A child whose parent is detained or deported is more than twice as likely to meet criteria for PTSD symptoms later in life.  
• Children exposed to ICE raids or forced separation show elevated rates of anxiety, sleep disruption, aggression, withdrawal, and depression
• ICE raids are intentionally sudden and militarized — designed to instill fear and control. The psychological “shock” during and after these interventions can have long-lasting effects.  
• Even U.S.-citizen children in mixed-status families suffer deep distress: in studies, children whose parents are arrested or deported show worse behavioral health and emotional outcomes than peers whose parents were unaffected.
• The mental health toll doesn’t stop at children. US citizens or community members who know someone deported report significantly higher rates of anxiety, depression, and psychological distress.
• Detained immigrants themselves often emerge with elevated prevalence of mental illness, PTSD, and lingering trauma — especially when held for long periods. 
• The pervasive fear of raids — in schools, workplaces, neighborhoods — creates chronic hyper-vigilance across communities, even for families not directly targeted