Syrian refugee family in South Carolina and another family coming

Associated Press

Dec 17 2015 10:00 am

In this November 2015 file photo, people wait in line to enter the migrant and refugee registration camp in Greece. Two refugees from Syria have relocated to South Carolina through Lutheran Social Services, a private resettlement agency. COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two refugees from Syria have relocated to South Carolina and, despite the wishes of Gov. Nikki Haley, another Syrian family is coming. A Social Services Department spokeswoman tells local media that two Syrians were relocated to the Midlands this month though Lutheran Services Carolinas, a private resettlement agency. That agency tells DSS another family from Syria has been cleared for resettlement in the state. DSS said it did not know when that family would arrive. Haley wrote Secretary of State John Kerry last month requesting that no Syrians be relocated to South Carolina. She said the U.S. should try to help people forced from their homes but at the same time there are gaps in intelligence about those fleeing Syria. Haley’s office learned of the refugees from DSS.

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