U.S. involvement in refugee resettlement is bound to shrink this year, even if a new executive order softens earlier provisions, such as the open-ended ban on the entry of displaced Syrians. Homeland Security Department said it planned to look more closely at social media postings of people seeking to come to the United States. After the first hurdle, there’ll be more refugee agency interviews and checks by the prospective new host country. Flights were rebooked a few days later, after the court suspension of the ban, and most have since reached the United States, she said. Government spokesman Mohammed Momani said Sunday that the international community must do more to help Syrian refugees.

Source: Washington Post February 28, 2017 06:14 UTC