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Shamima Begum has her citizenship revoked

999 replies

KenAdams · 19/02/2019 18:48

How can this happen? I thought they aren't allowed to leave a person stateless? Not that I'm disagreeing, I'm just wondering how they managed it.

OP posts:
Insomnibrat · 19/02/2019 18:49

Really? Good.

mumsiedarlingrevolta · 19/02/2019 18:49

have you got a link? can't see anywhere?

Loopytiles · 19/02/2019 18:50

Source?

Destinysdaughter · 19/02/2019 18:50

Do you have a link for this? Can’t see anything online at the moment.

Murphypoint · 19/02/2019 18:50

It’s just been on ITV news. Good.

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VimFuego101 · 19/02/2019 18:54

Not that I disagree with this, but I didn't think they were allowed to leave people stateless?

Lungelady · 19/02/2019 18:55

Delighted.

Rodders92 · 19/02/2019 18:55

It says her family are going to appeal the decision

Destinysdaughter · 19/02/2019 18:56

Isn’t this illegal under international law..?

exLtEveDallas · 19/02/2019 18:56

Maybe she already had dual citizenship? I can't imagine the Home Office doing this without huge legal checks.

Sparklyboots · 19/02/2019 18:57

Bloody hell, she's a traumatised kid with a baby, I despair

QueenieInFrance · 19/02/2019 18:57

They can strip someone of their citizenship if they have another citizenship or if they can easily get another citizenship.
My understanding is that her parents are fBengladesh so she would probably be able to get a citizenship from there (even if she has never had a passport from there before ).

This way she becomes Bengladesh issue and not the U.K. Hmm

PortiaCastis · 19/02/2019 18:58

What about the little baby is he rendered stateless to?

TwinkleTits70 · 19/02/2019 18:58

Bloody hell, she's a traumatised kid with a baby, I despair

She is an adult who is unrepentant about her actions.

PotteringAlong · 19/02/2019 18:58

Isn’t her husband Dutch? I imagine she could claim Dutch citizenship.

QueenieInFrance · 19/02/2019 18:59

Btw there has been cases before where the HO argued that x person to get xxx. Itizenship so it was ok to strip them from British citizenship. It hasnt always been accepted by the courts and appeals have been won before.

RogersVideo · 19/02/2019 18:59

I had thought this sort of thing happened when you defected to an enemy state and I was wondering why it hadn't been mentioned.

SwedishEdith · 19/02/2019 18:59

I can't imagine the Home Office doing this without huge legal checks.

Really? This has HO dog whistling all over it.

PortiaCastis · 19/02/2019 18:59

Why did they let all the others back, this doesn't make any sense.

ReaganSomerset · 19/02/2019 18:59

@PortiaCastis I presume he'd be a citizen of his birth country.

Budsbegginingspringinsight · 19/02/2019 19:00

Does this mean she's banned from entering the UK ever again...

How can we keep tabs on her.

TearingUpMyHeart · 19/02/2019 19:00

That's disgusting.