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How trauma lingers even after gaining legal status

I finally got my green card after ten years but I still jump every time I see ICE uniforms at the airport.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The body remembers vulnerability long after the mind knows safety has arrived.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Immigration and identity?”

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