The Experience Of One Refugee, Now Settled In Maine, With The U.S. Vetting Process

The number of refugees, asylum seekers and other foreign-born people who settled in Maine last year was the largest in recent years.

As President Trump rolls out his new effort to restrict immigration and limit the number of refugees allowed into the U.S., Maine Public Radio's Fred Bever explains how refugees are screened before resettlement. He tells the account of one refugee who came here from Africa in September 2016.