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Angilee ShahAS

Angilee Shah

I'm formerly a senior editor for Global Nation, PRI's The World's coverage of immigration in the US. I started at PRI as the social media manager, helping integrate engagement into our editorial process. I've spent most of my career writing long pieces (for magazines) and short posts (on Twitter) about politics and culture. I've reported from across Asia, including China, Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, and on diverse cultures across the US, from Southern California to Minneapolis, where I am currently based.In the world of longer reads, I am the co-editor of Chinese Characters (UC Press, 2012) and seven years as a consulting editor to the Journal of Asian Studies.
Family or four, two girls, man and woman sit together on boardwalk at sunset
Immigration
‘I lost trust in the system,’ says US citizen now unable to reunite with his Yemeni family
Newly arriving Jewish refugee from the Nazi Holocaust wave from the ship "S.S. Awarea" as it pulls into Haifa port on April 6, 1948.
Immigration
Deporting asylum-seekers without giving them a chance to make their case would violate US and international laws
Sign in front of center
Immigration
Why the Trump administration is asking the courts to remove safeguards for detaining migrant children
A mother is seen holding her child.
Immigration
Trump’s new order on families at the border raises even more questions about what happens next for child migrants
A woman dresses a girl at a shelter, surrounded by luggage and clothes
Immigration
Immigration judges say Sessions’ decision makes it harder for people facing ‘life and death’ to win asylum in US
Man at podium with Department of Justice insignia behind him
President Obama created DACA. Why won’t courts let President Trump end it?
School project of child's hand prints with poem, "When I'm grown and far away, these little hands with you will stay"
Justice
As Trump ends Obama-era protections for Salvadorans, a family in Minnesota has few good options to stay together
Two men shaking hands in front of flags
Global Politics
Guatemala joins the US in recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, while Pope Francis calls for a negotiated solution
screenshots of two advertisements of Facebook posts by John Curtis
Global Politics
Utah congressional candidate says Facebook ad to ‘build the wall’ was made in error
Man holding up ID card for medical school
Justice
DACA recipients won’t go back into the shadows quietly
Hundreds of people are gathered in a room. Some are seated at tables and have water bottles, some pillow or blankets with them. A large screen is set up to broadcast news about Tropical Storm Harvey.
Justice
A looming immigration law is hurting Houston’s ability to help undocumented residents in wake of Harvey
Man sitting on bench in front of sweets shop, looking off camera
Conflict
Immigration limbo is a ‘tug of emotions.’ It’s also a mental health issue.
illustration of people being stamped by immigration related words
Global Politics
Their lives are changing because of Trump’s immigration policies. Here’s how.
Sign box at border with button to press for help
Justice
President Trump, do you plan to prosecute those who give aid or shelter to undocumented immigrants?
Eight men behind podium with microphones
Jobs
President Trump, is immigration reform on your legislative agenda?
Front of building with sign for Prairieland Detention Center
Justice
President Trump, how will you handle cases of abuse at privately run prisons and immigration detention centers?
Woman in hijab with American flag pattern amongst men in suits and one woman in black shirt
Justice
Why the fight over how immigrants are characterized is so important
Two men with vests that read "POLICE ICE" lead away a man in handcuffs
Justice
How this undocumented immigrant brought to the US as a child is getting ready for Trump’s immigration agenda
Man in front of courthouse with #NoBan sign
Justice
Court keeps hold on Trump’s immigration ban as lawsuits move ahead
Women and children disembark from a bus marked with the insignia of the ICE
Justice
#19. @realDonaldTrump: You plan to hire 10,000 more immigration officers. Are you also expanding immigration courts? #100Days100Qs
Young girl holding sign in front of crowd, "I want to hug my dad"
Justice
A crowdsourced database provides a glimpse of what traveling from Iran to the US is like right now
Bunk beds in cell, with man taking photo will cell phone
Justice
We’ve been here before: Historians annotate and analyze immigration ban’s place in history
Man in sweatshirt with public defenders logo holds sign in Arabic
Justice
Federal judges have temporarily blocked parts of Trump’s immigration restrictions, but agents are still detaining people
People hugging in front of airport arrival and departure signs
Justice
Attorneys in Michigan’s Arab American communities have a short window to prepare for Trump’s immigration plan
Protesters with signs, one reads Salaam
Conflict
Federal judge deals Trump administration its first defeat — perhaps temporary — over its immigration restrictions
Woman with large green card poster yells
Global Politics
#7. @realdonaldtrump: In addition to undocumented immigrants, are you prioritizing deportation of lawful US residents? #100Days100Qs
Men on horses in Border Patrol uniforms, seen from back at dusk
Justice
#4. @realDonaldTrump: As you increase immigration enforcement, will you make public information about detention & deportation? #100Days100Qs
Protesters march with a sign that says "Obama: Shut down NSEERS"
Global Politics
The US has already tried registering Muslims. It didn’t work.
Man holding up protest sign in front of a McDonald's
Global Politics
Trump’s labor pick, a fast-food CEO, supports a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants
Two men speaking at a desk, with a woman sitting between translating
Global Politics
Trump’s nominee for Homeland Security spent the final part of his military career working south of the border
Antonio Valdovinos, a DREAMer who started La Machine Field Operations, tries to get out the vote.
Election 2016
Meet a ‘Dreamer’ who started his own company to get out the vote
Members of a folklorico dance group from Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, perform
Election 2016
A reminder from Arizona Latinos: ‘Immigration is not the only issue that moves us.’
Three women protesting, with t-shirts and signs
Justice
Latinos in Arizona are helping make it a swing state — but not just because of Trump
Suud Olat is a refugee advocate in St. Cloud, Minnesota
Conflict
Despite discrimination and backlash, this Somali in St. Cloud says, ‘I love my state’
A woman looks out a window of a holding cell
Justice
The Department of Justice will stop contracting with private prison companies, but immigration officials won’t follow suit
Man in front of crowd holds hand to heart, with woman standing next to him
Global Politics
Hillary Clinton wasn’t the only one to break barriers at the Democratic National Convention
faces in crowd yelling, close up image
Global Politics
Who’s afraid of Donald Trump?
Baton Rouge police shooting
Conflict
Three law enforcement officers killed in Baton Rouge shooting
An illustration of two children with there mother, hand pointing
Justice
These asylum-seekers are being forced to raise their kids in immigration ‘jails’
A woman puts flags in a line of shoes on a sunny day in front of Supreme Court building
Justice
After Supreme Court ties 4-4 on immigration, Obama asks for rehearing — with a ninth justice
People join hands around group as they exit building
Culture
‘For a lot of our families, having a son or a daughter who is gay maybe was a secret until this weekend’
Daniel Torres sits on a sofa
Justice
He fought for America. Now he can make it home.
Women and children disembark from a plane, with agents around them
Justice
One Utah group’s response to immigration raids: Be prepared, be connected
Prince star
Music
I moved to Minneapolis for Prince
Demonstrators hold signs asking the Supreme Court to allow DAPA to move forward
Justice
Supreme Court hears immigration case — and starts with tough questions for lawyers
Gonzalez locked to a vehicle with a chain around her neck, being interview by a reporter.
Justice
‘Detained because my name was Gonzalez’
Hector Barajas at his desk with a computer at The Bunker
Conflict
At The Bunker, deported veterans recover from war — and look for a way back home
A woman drops her ballot off at a drop-off site
Justice
What it’s like to register to vote in Oregon and Texas
Two women in gorilla masks pose in front of their poster, which critiques the special months devoted to the history of marginalized groups.
Arts
They’ve spent 30 years fighting for diversity in the arts — in gorilla masks
The main characters of The Fob and I, Jisha and Sita, have a moment on the beach.
Media
Hollywood is a white boy’s club, says one report. Here’s an antidote.
Pope Francis at the border.
Global Politics
The war of words between Donald Trump and Pope Francis may be a boon for Latino voter advocates
The bench of late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia draped in black after his death.
Justice
A tie in the Supreme Court is as good as a loss for Obama’s program for undocumented immigrants
The children's section of the Dana Neighborhood Library
Books
A survey of who works in the book industry gives us a clue about why it’s not diverse
Flint residents receive bottled water and filters
Justice
A network of churches are among those trying to reach undocumented immigrants with water in Flint
Lido beach after an attack on a hotel, in Mogadishu.
Conflict
Fighting a terror attack with photographs of joy
A woman stands in front of the doors of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services offices in New York.
Justice
For 5.2 million undocumented immigrants, a Supreme Court ruling will do little for the uncertainty
Rally for Obama's executive action on immigration outside the Supreme Court
Justice
Ray of hope for undocumented immigrants in sidelined debate on immigration
Mohamed Samatar talks to a Minneapolis police officer over a barrier.
Conflict
A Black Lives Matter activist is taking a break, but not giving up on justice in Minneapolis
A gathering crowd of the group Black Lives Matter before they march to city hall during a protest in Minneapolis, Minnesota November 24, 2015.
Justice
Despite being shot at, protesters in Minneapolis carry on — seeking justice for a man shot by police
Paris Attacks: Sydney's Opera House
Conflict
World shows its support for France after deadly attacks