Erica Lubliner directs a mental health clinic in Los Angeles that serves many Latino patients, including immigrants and students. Due to ICE patrols, she transitioned appointments online to protect patient safety. Many patients face increased anxiety and societal fears, leading to higher medication use and emotional distress. The raids create a strong sense of danger and alienation, as patients feel unwanted and threatened. While some patients engage in protests against these actions, many feel guilty for not participating and harbor deep feelings of helplessness.
Lubliner's patients are safe in her clinic, but getting here can be scary due to ICE agents parking outside local hospitals, making patients hesitant to leave home.
Many of her patients have increased their doses of anti-anxiety medication, or have started taking it for the first time, experiencing intense separation anxiety when going to school.
ICE raids have led her patients to feel unwanted and targeted, causing deep anguish as their identity is threatened by the perception of being dangerous.
Some of Lubliner's less vulnerable patients participated in protests against the raids, but others struggled with feelings of guilt and helplessness.
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