veting refugees

Syrian refugee family finding its way in Chicago: ‘I’m trying to smile the way people smile here’

April 18, 2017

By Arab America

Khaled Haj Khalaf expresses his relief after his 23-year-old daughter, her husband and their now-18-month-old daughter were finally allowed to join the rest of the family in the U.S. after being stuck in limbo by an executive order banning immigrants from war-torn Syria. (Chicago Tribune) By Vikki Ortiz Healy Chicago Tribune The Haj Khalaf family is safe … Continued

Refugees are already vigorously vetted. I know because I vetted them.

February 2, 2017

By Arab America

By Natasha Hall The Washington Post I conducted one of my last interviews as an immigration officer with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in Istanbul with Mahmoud and his 8-year-old son from Aleppo, Syria. His son had lost his legs in the explosion that killed Mahmoud’s wife, sister and other children. It was supposed … Continued

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