Tania Karas
PRI
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Past articles by Tania:
What it’s like to become a US citizen after a lifetime of statelessness
After 42 years as a stateless Rohingya refugee, one Chicago man became a US citizen this summer. → Read More
US leads global ‘race to the bottom’ in shutting door on refugees and asylum-seekers
Between the "asylum ban" and cuts to refugee resettlement, advocates say the White House is succeeding in preventing vulnerable people from seeking refuge in the US. → Read More
What difference does one photo make? A lot, at first. Then not much.
A searing image of a man and his daughter facedown in the Rio Grande is a heartbreaking example of the dangers migrants can face on the journey to the US. The picture echoes one of a Syrian boy from 2015. → Read More
Briefing: The new global refugee pact
How is this deal different from the migration agreement and what will it do to help those driven to foreign lands by war and persecution? → Read More
Briefing: The new global migration pact
There's been uproar, especially in Europe, over the UN's just-adopted migration compact. Is it merited, and what does the deal actually do? → Read More
Senators 'kept in the dark' as CIA director vote draws near
Gina Haspel, who is expected to be confirmed early Wednesday, controls which information on her clandestine career the CIA declassifies. On Monday, the Senate intelligence committee restricted access to a report that gave senators some insight into the torture program she ran. → Read More
What we know — and what we don't — about Trump's controversial pick to lead the CIA
If she can muster enough votes, Haspel, who is 61, would be the first woman to run the intelligence agency. She would replace Mike Pompeo, newly confirmed secretary of state. But first, she'll face the Senate Intelligence Committee, where she'll have to defend her record leading CIA "black sites." → Read More
How does seeking asylum work at the US border?
After weeks of travel across Mexico by bus, freight train and foot, more than 150 migrants from Central America — part of a caravan that has gained international attention — await their turn to apply for asylum at the Southern US border. Just how does the process work? → Read More
Five takeaways from the Supreme Court’s oral arguments on Trump’s travel ban
Justices on Wednesday raised a series of questions that led many to suggest they did not see a coalition of enough judges to overturn President Donald Trump’s travel ban. → Read More
Can Pompeo get the State Department 'back at the big kids’ table'?
Former State Department officials say they will be listening for clarity on pressing foreign policy issues — including the war in Syria and the North Korea negotiations — but also want to know if he can restore the agency’s morale. → Read More
US teens around the globe organized March For Our Lives events because 'it doesn't have to be this way'
More than 800 sibling marches were held on Saturday. “This is about protecting our futures as well,” explains an organizer in Mumbai. → Read More
'It's like starting over': What Pompeo means for diplomacy
Several diplomats told PRI they are relieved to see Tillerson go. They're cautiously optimistic about Pompeo. → Read More
Five migration trends to watch in 2018
If you thought things couldn’t get much worse this year for refugees and migrants, think again → Read More
Five migration trends to watch in 2018
If you thought things couldn’t get much worse this year for refugees and migrants, think again → Read More
UN bid to improve migrant, refugee response flounders as political will evaporates
Barely a year after President Obama put out the call, where is the international leadership to tackle the global migration crisis? → Read More
The deadline to renew DACA is here, but 36,000 people still have not applied
About 154,000 people are eligible to renew. As of Thursday morning, many still had not applied — cost, the difficulty in getting legal help and fear of how the government will treat them are likely reasons. → Read More
Thousands of DACA recipients are scrambling to make the Trump administration’s ‘unworkable and cruel’ deadline
DACA recipients would have to file 5,000 applications per day for everyone eligible to renew by Oct. 5. Which advocates say is impossible. → Read More
While Trump considers ending DACA, immigrant advocates say don't panic — prepare
Ten state attorneys general have given the president until Sept. 5 to decide if he will rescind the Obama-era program that gave temporary work permits and reprieve from deportation to some undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children. → Read More