Iraqi refugee Waad Ramadan Alwan, left, of Bowling Green, who is facing terrorism charges, arrives at the William H. Natcher Federal Courthouse for a detention hearing in Bowling Green, Ky., in this June 8, 2011, file photo. From a Kentucky college town, Alwan and Mohanad Shareef Hammadi, Iraqi refugees, plotted to send sniper rifles, Stinger missiles and money to al Qaeda operatives waging an insurgency back home against U.S. troops. The scheme was foiled and both are in prison, but the case has left jitters about whether terrorists might slip in among Syrian refugees resettling in the U.S. (Daily News via AP)
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