LAREDO, Texas — Will Christians fleeing Syria have to spend Christmas in U.S. detention cells?

In mid-November, three Syrian families presented themselves at the Laredo border crossing in Texas to request asylum. Amid a roiling debate over accepting Syrian refugees after the Paris terror attacks, some media reports speculated they were Islamic State terrorists probing the border or were “caught” trying to illegally enter the United States. Gov. Greg Abbott went so far as to post on Twitter: “THIS is why Texas is vigilant about Syrian refugees.”

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