Posted on November 15, 2019
Judge Rules Woman Who Left Alabama to Join ISIS is Not U.S. citizen
Marisa Fernandez, Axios, November 14, 2019
A judge ruled Thursday that Hoda Muthana, a 24-year-old Alabama woman who traveled to Syria in November 2014 to join ISIS, is not a U.S. citizen because her Tunisian father had diplomatic status in the U.S. when she was born.
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The lawsuit concerning Muthana’s citizenship is centered around her father’s diplomatic status for the Yemeni government at the time of her birth.
- Muthana said she was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, in 1994, and traveled to Syria with her U.S. passport.
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- Children of foreign diplomats based in the U.S. are excluded from birthright citizenship, which is outlined in the 14th Amendment.
- In February, President Trump said he had instructed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo not to allow Muthana back into the country.
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