Trauma as Inclusion

Authors

Raquel Aldana, University of California Davis School of LawFollow
Patrick M. Koga, University of California, DavisFollow
Thomas O'Donnell, University of California, DavisFollow
Alea Skwara, University of California, DavisFollow
Caroline Perris, University of California, DavisFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This article brings together a historian and law, public health, psychiatry, psychology, and neuroscience faculty and researchers to document how trauma is understood across disciplines and how it has developed in U.S. immigration law largely to exclude but increasingly to include migrants whose lives have been uprooted or otherwise impacted by borders. Our aim is to document and assess the progress and the gaps in immigration law's embrace and understanding of trauma through metrics that include the science of trauma, compassion, and fairness. This analysis is made urgent by the travesty we are witnessing of borders completely shut to desperate migrants seeking our protection.

Recommended Citation

Aldana, Raquel; Koga, Patrick M.; O'Donnell, Thomas; Skwara, Alea; and Perris, Caroline (2022) "Trauma as Inclusion," Tennessee Law Review: Vol. 89: Iss. 4, Article 2.
Available at: https://ir.law.utk.edu/tennesseelawreview/vol89/iss4/2

Publication Date

2022