Shamima Begum loses bid to return to UK as she's stripped of British citizenship
manchestereveningnews.co.ukShamima Begum has lost her appeal against the decision to strip her of her British citizenship. Begum went to Syria when she was just 15 years old.
The government took away her citizenship for safety reasons after they found her in a camp in Syria in February 2019. Last year, when she was 24, she tried to fight this decision but the Special Immigration Appeals Commission said the decision to take her citizenship away was unlawful.
Her lawyers tried to change this at the Court of Appeal, with the Home Office opposing the challenge. On Friday, three judges dismissed Ms Begum's request. Try MEN Premium now for FREE...
just click here to give it a go. Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr shared the decision and mentioned: "It could be argued the decision in Ms Begum's case was harsh.
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