Federal agents are reinvestigating Syrian refugees in U.S. who may have slipped through vetting lapse Federal agents are reinvestigating the backgrounds of dozens of Syrian refugees already in the United States after discovering a lapse in vetting that allowed some who had potentially negative information in their files to enter the country, two U.S. law enforcement officials said.

Federal agents are reinvestigating the backgrounds of dozens of Syrian refugees already in the United States after discovering a lapse in vetting that allowed some who had potentially negative information in their files to enter the country, two U.S. law enforcement officials said. Federal agents are reinvestigating Syrian refugees in U.S. who may have slipped through vetting lapse "dozens of Syrian refugees already in the United States" are having to be re-investigated after serious lapses in their vetting were discovered.