‘I Don’t Wanna Remember That Anymore’: ICE Enforcement Takes Mental Toll on Immigrant Children

A 10-year-old boy and his family experienced a traumatic encounter with ICE agents that has had lasting mental-health effects on the child and his mother, Documented reports. Clinicians say the case reflects a wider pattern among immigrant families in New York as enforcement intensifies, and highlights the shortage of culturally responsive mental-health care for children affected by raids and arrests.