Kansas became the first U.S. state to withdraw from the federal refugee resettlement program for security reasons in 2016. Brownback’s office said he had not received assurances about the level of vetting of refugees; the governor“If I have to choose between the safety and security of Kansans and the relocation of refugees, I will take action to protect Kansans.” The CAIR said that the move was motivated by “fear of possibly resettling primarily Muslim refugees from Syria in that state.”