South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and dozens of governors across America last month made it clear Syrian refugees are not welcome in their states until the federal government can vet them for potential terrorists.

The federal government then made it clear it couldn’t care less.

The South Carolina Department of Social Services announced earlier this month that two Syrian refugees were settled in the state with the help of Lutheran Services Carolinas, a private refugee resettlement agency.

And the Greenville News reports the State Department is expected to send more refugees in the near future, regardless of whether Haley approves or not.

“The Department of Social Services has been notified by Lutheran Services Carolinas that another family from Syria has been approved for resettlement in the state,” DSS spokeswoman Karen Wingo told the news site.

“However, the Department does not have any additional information at this time regarding their estimated date of arrival or planned location of placement,” she said.

That’s likely because the federal government is working around the governor’s office to settle refugees in South Carolina. The governor’s office did not receive notice from federal officials of the resettled Syrians, and were instead informed by DSS and Lutheran Services Carolinas, The State reports.

Haley expressed concern in a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry in November about the potential for terrorists to exploit America’s refugee program to infiltrate the country, which seems to have been the scenario that lead to the recent terrorist attacks in Paris.

Haley told WIS-TV her decision to request a block on refugees coming into the state was also informed by a conversation she had with FBI Director James Comey.

“I personally called the FBI director when we were deciding on the Syrian refugees and whether they should come over,” Haley said.  “He specifically said, ‘We have no background on these refugees.’ And that’s when I said if we have no background, we can’t take the chance of whether it is OK to have them come into the country.”

Haley wrote to Kerry:

After reviewing recent public statements and personally speaking today with intelligence officials, it is my understanding that while our national security agencies are working tirelessly to vet potential refugees, there remain gaps in available intelligence for those fleeing Syria.

Therefore, until I can be assured that all potential refugees from Syria have no ties to terrorist organizations, I am requesting that the State Department not resettle any Syrian refugees in South Carolina.

The governor notified local officials of the first two Syrian refugees settled in the state last month. The couple can now take advantage of numerous federal subsides, including cash and medical assistance for eight months, as well as other social services like job preparation, citizenship preparation, and language training for up to five years, according to The Greenville News.

The State Department also settled about 20 Syrian refugees in Texas recently, despite opposition from Gov. Greg Abbott and lawsuit by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton seeking to keep them out over concerns about terrorists exploiting the program.

“In my capacity as governor, I will continue to do everything that I can to ensure that refugees from Syria who could pose a danger to the people of the state of Texas will not be allowed to relocate to the state of Texas,” Abbott said, according to the Huffington Post.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence made a similar statement recently in response to federal officials working with the Archdiocese of Indianapolis to place Syrian refugees in that city. Pence spokesman issued a statement that said the governor “holds Catholic Charities in the highest regard but respectfully disagrees with their decision to place a Syrian refugee family in Indiana at this time,” according to the Post.

Meanwhile Texas U.S. Senator and presidential hopeful Ted Cruz has proposed legislation to give states a say in whether or not to accept refugees.

“It is my hope that Congress will take up and pass into law the legislation that I introduced … that give the governors the ability to opt out if the federal government is not sufficiently vetting refugees,” Cruz said at a recent press conference.