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In reply to the discussion: Pompeo says Alabama woman who joined ISIS cannot return to US [View all]rownesheck
(2,343 posts)76. Look
her options were Alabama or join Isis. She was stuck between a rock and a hard place.
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In the case of the UK woman, the UK asserts that she is has Bangladeshi citizenship.
Eugene
Feb 2019
#83
"...if and when he is convicted thereof by a court martial or by a court of competent jurisdiction."
Eugene
Feb 2019
#84
Maybe they make exceptions for people who publicly join terrorist groups...
brooklynite
Feb 2019
#45
She is a citizen. Let her come home. How freaking petty can they be towards a person ...
marble falls
Feb 2019
#6
OK, she's a native born citizen. She was a young adult. If there's any charges, let her ...
marble falls
Feb 2019
#16
Whether or not she is a citizen is THE critical question. And neither Pompeo nor her family
RockRaven
Feb 2019
#8
A U.S. Secretary of State can't advise non-citizens to not travel someplace.
former9thward
Feb 2019
#50
I'm thinking they canceled her passport, revoked her citizenship though there is no mechanism
yaesu
Feb 2019
#9
This makes no sense since the US is demanding the EU, Canada, Australia take back
zooks
Feb 2019
#11
Holeeeeeey fuck I just knew someone was going to turn this into a race issue
Jake Stern
Feb 2019
#79
The only way she could not be a U.S. citizen is if she officially renounced it; if so,
LongtimeAZDem
Feb 2019
#28
If she's not a citizen, she has no right to come here, esp as someone who joined ISIS...
Honeycombe8
Feb 2019
#42
Me too - I'm far more concerned about the idea of revoking citizenship than I am about
petronius
Feb 2019
#62
"Ms. Muthana's citizenship has not been revoked because she was never a US citizen"
dalton99a
Feb 2019
#89
She may be an unsympathetic person, but we are a nation of laws supposedly.
Sapient Donkey
Feb 2019
#92
I can see him declaring her an enemy combatant and shipping her to Gitmo. n/t
Calista241
Feb 2019
#103