Washington, DC: Hoda Muthana has called on the U.S. to return to the United States after joining Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group. The court refused to hear the appeal filed in the Supreme Court.
They were born and raised in Alabama. She left for Syria in 2014 at the age of 12 to join IS. Muthana’s U.S. Citizenship revoked and passport revoked. Muthana’s father has challenged the denial of her return to the United States in 2019 in federal court. The Supreme Court ruled in this case.
Muthana’s father was born in the United States as a Yemeni diplomat. Diplomats Children born in the United States are not entitled to US citizenship. His father argued that Muthana was eligible for US citizenship because he had relinquished diplomatic status before he was born.
Although Muthana said he was sorry for joining the IS and should apologize, the court did not agree. The court found that they encouraged terrorist attacks and persuaded American citizens to join IS.
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