‘Magical Place For Us’: Syrian Family Finds New Home In Rutland

Hazar Mansour watches as her kids Layan, 12, center, Mohammad, 9, left, and Danyal, 16 months, right, play in their Rutland apartment. It’s been two and a half years since the family, including Hazar’s husband, Hussam (not pictured), arrived in Vermont. (Elodie Reed/VPR)

They fled violence in Syria. They moved from place to place for years. And now, Hazar, Hussam and their three kids are finally settling into their new home in Rutland, which they call a “magical place.”

Three years ago, Rutland was planning to become Vermont’s newest resettlement community: 100 mostly Syrian refugees were expected to arrive, with more to follow.

But a cap placed on resettlement by the Trump administration meant only three families made it to Rutland.

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