<p>Many, if not all, refugees have a personal or community experience in their homeland of social activism leading to threats of violence, actual violence, and/or imprisonment. On a collective level, social activism has contributed to traumatic experiences for many refugees. This article explores the perspectives and emotional reactions of resettled refugees to social activism in the United States, specifically the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, during the confluence of the COVID-19 pandemic, police violence against Black Americans, and civil unrest in 2021. Thirty refugees and refugee-serving community members were interviewed, and thematic analysis was conducted. Results suggest that the refugee experience of U.S. social activism is grounded in their historical context as people impacted by government-led collective traumas. Although refugees and Black Americans have a shared experience of government persecution, our application of the collective trauma concept explains why refugees in this study overwhelmingly distance themselves from the BLM movement. A nuance is that some refugees do identify with BLM, albeit quietly. For some refugees, social activism such as BLM can invoke intense fear; for other refugees, social activism can solidify feelings of physical safety in the U.S. and create a new experience. Participants in this study reported that re-gaining physical safety—not social activism itself—was the overwhelming catalyst for healing from collective trauma. This study highlights a key area of focus in clinical social work: supporting the resilience and agency of refugees. For refugee youth in particular, social workers can incorporate social activism as a valuable tool to promote meaning-making and strengthen collective identity.</p>