The family of the young woman who ran off to join DAESH and who is presently cooling her heels in a refugee camp in Syria is suing to allow their daughter’s return. From the Associated Press:
WASHINGTON (AP) — The father of an Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State in Syria filed suit against the Trump administration Thursday in an effort to allow her return to the United States.
Ahmed Ali Muthana argues in the suit filed in federal court in Washington that his 24-year-old daughter, Hoda Muthana, is an American citizen by birth and should be allowed to come back to the U.S. with her toddler son.
Hoda Muthana is now in a Syrian refugee camp with the 18-month-old boy after fleeing the remnants of the Islamic State.
Her lawyers said in a statement that she expects to be charged with providing material support to terrorism if she is allowed to return to the U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The father of an Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State in Syria filed suit against the Trump administration Thursday in an effort to allow her return to the United States.
Ahmed Ali Muthana argues in the suit filed in federal court in Washington that his 24-year-old daughter, Hoda Muthana, is an American citizen by birth and should be allowed to come back to the U.S. with her toddler son.
Hoda Muthana is now in a Syrian refugee camp with the 18-month-old boy after fleeing the remnants of the Islamic State.
Her lawyers said in a statement that she expects to be charged with providing material support to terrorism if she is allowed to return to the U.S.
as well she should be. The Obama Administration determined that the young woman was not a U. S. citizen in 2016. If she was not a citizen at the time of his birth, her son is not a U. S. citizen, either, and, frankly, should not be allowed into the United States. It is a fact of life that one reckless action at age 19 can blight your entire life and those your family. That fact should be a deterrent to acting recklessly.
The first question is whether she’s a citizen. If she’s not a citizen, neither she nor her child are any of our concern. If she is a citizen, she should be remanded to the custody of the federal government and tried for treason. If convicted which, given her public statements and evidence on tape, would seem to be straightforward, she should be incarcerated for a lengthy period, possibly for life and should lose custody of her child permanently.
I want to know who is writing checks to the lawyers.
The fact the Obama administration determined she was not a citizen certainly puts things in a new light.
In retrospect burning her passport on twitter maybe a rueful decision.
While Judges base their decisions on the law, I wouldn’t be surprised if Judges subconsciously weigh that when figuring out when her father stopped being a diplomat.