Angilee Shah, PRI

Angilee Shah

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Los Angeles, CA, United States

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Past articles by Angilee:

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President Obama created DACA. Why won't courts let President Trump end it?

A federal court ruling gives the government 90 days to explain why it changed the immigration policy — or to begin accepting new DACA applicants. → Read More

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As Trump ends Obama-era protections for Salvadorans, a family in Minnesota has few good options to stay together

Since 2014, some Central American youth were given temporary permission to join their parents in the US. The government acknowledged the danger they were in. But now, the Trump administration has canceled the programs that brought them. Meet one family, who waited 15 years to reunite, but whose time is almost up. → Read More

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Guatemala joins the US in recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, while Pope Francis calls for a negotiated solution

Guatemala is one of nine countries that voted against a resolution in the United Nations to condemn the US policy change; 128 countries disagree with the action. → Read More

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Utah congressional candidate says Facebook ad to 'build the wall' was made in error

The campaign for John Curtis says the mistake is a chance for dialogue. But one DACA recipient isn't so sure. → Read More

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DACA recipients won’t go back into the shadows quietly

Julio Ramos just started medical school, but unless Congress passes laws to protect undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children, it’s unclear if he can finish his training. Or pay back the student loans he’s already taken out. → Read More

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President Trump, is immigration reform on your legislative agenda?

We know that health insurance and tax reform on top of the legislative list. But what about immigration reform? → Read More

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Why the fight over how immigrants are characterized is so important

President Donald Trump emphasized the importance of supporting the victims of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants in his address to Congress. Yet many immigrants feel his agenda unfairly portrays them as security threats. → Read More

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#19. @realDonaldTrump: You plan to hire 10,000 more immigration officers. Are you also expanding immigration courts? #100Days100Qs

The US spends some $20 billion per year on immigration enforcement. The budget for immigration courts is about $420 million. → Read More

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We’ve been here before: Historians annotate and analyze immigration ban's place in history

The US government has in the past excluded immigrants on the basis of nationality, religion, political beliefs and in the name or national security. Immigration historians annotated the executive order President Trump signed on Friday. → Read More

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#7. @realdonaldtrump: In addition to undocumented immigrants, are you prioritizing deportation of lawful US residents? #100Days100Qs

We know that legal permanent residents can be deported for all types of crimes, big and small. Is it the president's intention to put resources into deporting immigrants who are here with valid documents? → Read More

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#4. @realDonaldTrump: As you increase immigration enforcement, will you make public information about detention & deportation? #100Days100Qs

Trump has signed executive orders for the Department of Homeland Security, including an admonition to increase transparency. → Read More

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The US has already tried registering Muslims. It didn't work.

In the months after 9/11, the US government set up a system to register and interview men from Muslim-majority countries in an effort to combat terrorism. It was quietly shelved after a few years mostly because it didn't work. Trump’s advisors want to bring it back. → Read More

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Trump’s nominee for Homeland Security spent the final part of his military career working south of the border

Plus, this week in the president-elect’s policies, an immigration hardliner for attorney general and the prospects for continued segregation in America. → Read More

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Supreme Court hears immigration case — and starts with tough questions for lawyers

For this mother and son, the executive action at issue is really important and currently their lifeline. But it's not enough. → Read More

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'Detained because my name was Gonzalez'

What does it take for local law enforcement to detain people at the request of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement? This anti-Trump protester was held overnight after she asked for an attorney before speaking to immigration agents. → Read More

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At The Bunker, deported veterans recover from war — and look for a way back home

Steps from San Diego, a group of US military veterans band together to make new lives in Mexico and, for some, find ways back to the US. → Read More

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What it's like to register to vote in Oregon and Texas

In one state, voters are registered automatically when they apply for ID. In the other, voters have to provide ID in order to register and vote. → Read More

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These activists have been fighting lack of diversity in the arts for over 30 years

Some of you have #OscarsSoWhite all over your Facebook and Twitter feeds tonight. These masked art activists want to see it all over your city, too. → Read More

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They've spent 30 years fighting for diversity in the arts — in gorilla masks

Some of you have #OscarsSoWhite all over your Facebook and Twitter feeds. These masked art activists want to see it all over your city, too. → Read More

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Hollywood is a white boy's club, says one report. Here's an antidote.

Meet Meena Ramamurthy. She's fresh out of film school and ready to tell stories — about all the people Hollywood overlooks. → Read More