Romel David 's brother-in-law went to Syria to be with his son and family as they applied for visas . ISIS has attacked numerous minority groups during a bloody campaign to create a vast caliphate across Syria and Iraq under its extreme version of Sharia law . The couple had been living in the US since 2012 but were denied a visa because of their religion. `` We fear the worst , '' David says .
Romel David 's brother-in-law went to Syria to be with his son and family as they applied for visas . The couple had been living in the US since 2012 but were denied a visa because of their religion. `` We fear the worst , '' David says .