In a photo taken Saturday, May 21, 2016, Mohamad Bassel Khair, left, holds his son, Sami Kahir, 2, as his wife Lama Alassil takes a photo of them to post on the Snapchat application during a photo session with The Associated Press in his home in Clifton, N.J. Khair, of Damascus, Syria, is graduating from New Jersey's Montclair State University with a master's in nutrition and food science and is now seeking asylum in the U.S. for his family. "They gave me a full scholarship, including rooming," Khair said. "They were so helpful for me." (AP Photo/Julio Cortez), APTOPIX