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American Woman Who Joined ISIS Prevented From Returning Home

You may have been following the case of Shamima Begum, who has had her British citizenship revoked a...
Sarah Stacey
Sarah Stacey

6:17 PM - 21 Feb 2019



The Last Word With Matt Cooper

American Woman Who Joined ISIS Prevented From Returning Home

Sarah Stacey
Sarah Stacey

6:17 PM - 21 Feb 2019

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You may have been following the case of Shamima Begum, who has had her British citizenship revoked after travelling to Syria to join ISIS as a 15-year-old.

A similar story has now emerged from the United States, as Donald Trump has said he will bar an American-born woman who left to join ISIS in 2014 from returning to the country.

Hoda Muthana, who is now 24, claims she made a "big mistake" in going to Syria four years ago and that she was brainwashed online.

She now wants to return to her family in Alabama, along with her 18-month-old son.

However, both Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are claiming that Muthana is not a US citizen, despite being born and raised there.

But should she be re-admitted so that she can face the US justice system?

Cal Thomas and Marion McKeone discussed this story, and Tucker Carlson's Fox News rant, in our bonus US slot.

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