Syrian Family New To Rutland: ‘We Want Our Children To Be Safe’
Hussam and Hazar and their children Mohammed and Layan were one of the first two Syrian families to be resettled in Rutland. They may be the last to join the community, if President Trump halts or scales back U.S. refugee policy. Photo by Nina Keck for VPR
Last week the first two Syrian families arrived in Rutland. If, as expected, President Trump scales back or halts U.S. refugee resettlement policy, those families may be the last Syrians to arrive.
Hazar and Hussam have barely spent a week in Rutland, but the couple was all smiles as we met in their host family’s living room with an interpreter.