Vermont town the refugee resettlement hub that never was

The Washington Post profiles the town of Rutland, Vermont, “the resettlement hub that never was.”

Rutland was originally scheduled to host a group of 100 Syrian and Iraqi refugees, but then the Trump refugee ban came along, curtailing the amount of refugees that ultimately relocated to the town.

Ultimately, 14 refugees resettled in Rutland.

The story also details the tensions that have arisen tied to the resettlement of refugees in Rutland.

“Hosting refugees in Rutland had been a contentious idea from the start, tearing open the political tensions of this close-knit city at a time of bitter national debate over race, religion and immigration,” writes Washington Post reporter Abigail Hauslohner.