Migrant researchers and psychologists call what Chavan was experiencing transnational grief, or transnational bereavement. The Toll of Long-Distance LossExperiencing grief from a distance has long been the reality of immigrants. “It’s a chapter with no ending, and it remains unfinished.”To make matters worse, the weight of transnational grief often remains a burden borne alone. Systemic SolutionsUltimately, making space for transnational grief requires the restructuring of how we think about immigration and loss. Most importantly, it’s crucial to “let people know that they’re not alone in this pain,” Fullerton Rico says.