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Living in the shadows: Stateless people face unique perils during Trump's crackdown

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Karina Ambartsoumian-Clough at home in New Jersey on July 26. She was born in what was then Soviet Ukraine and fled to the U.S. with her family in 1996. They sought — and were denied — political asylum and discovered they were not recognized as citizens of any country.

An estimated 218,000 people in the U.S. are stateless or are at risk of becoming so. As a result of President Trump's aggressive policies, people without any citizenship are more vulnerable than ever.

(Image credit: Erica S. Lee)