UK Court Upholds Removal of Shamima Begum's Citizenship

Shamima Begum, who left the UK at 15 to join ISIS, has lost her Court of Appeal challenge against the removal of her British citizenship. The decision was made by then-Home Secretary Sajid Javid in 2019, and Begum's newborn son died in a Syrian refugee camp the following month. The ruling does not necessarily signal the end of Begum’s legal battle, as there is potential for her lawyers to appeal again, particularly on grounds of being left stateless. Begum has made public appeals, insisting she is not a bad person and blaming her media portrayal for being viewed as a danger and a risk. Her lawyers argue she was a victim of child trafficking and that the decision rendered her stateless.