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Shamima Begum can return to UK to fight for citizenship, Court of Appeal rules
Source: BBC
Shamima Begum can return to UK to fight for citizenship, Court of Appeal rules
16 July 2020
Shamima Begum should be allowed to return to the UK to fight the decision to remove her British citizenship, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
Ms Begum, now 20, was one of three schoolgirls who left London to join the Islamic State group in Syria in 2015.
Her citizenship was revoked by the Home Office on security grounds after she was found in a refugee camp in 2019.
The Court of Appeal said she had been denied a fair hearing because she could not make her case from the Syrian camp.
The Home Office said the decision was "very disappointing" and it would "apply for permission to appeal".
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16 July 2020
Shamima Begum should be allowed to return to the UK to fight the decision to remove her British citizenship, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
Ms Begum, now 20, was one of three schoolgirls who left London to join the Islamic State group in Syria in 2015.
Her citizenship was revoked by the Home Office on security grounds after she was found in a refugee camp in 2019.
The Court of Appeal said she had been denied a fair hearing because she could not make her case from the Syrian camp.
The Home Office said the decision was "very disappointing" and it would "apply for permission to appeal".
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53427197
Ms Begum was 15 and living in Bethnal Green, London, when she left the UK in 2015 (PA)
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Source: The Guardian
Shamima Begum: Home Office to fight court rule letting Isis recruit return to UK
Judges face challenge over ‘access to fair trial’ for 20-year-old after Javid decision to revoke her British citizenship
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor, and Nazia Parveen
Thu 16 Jul 2020 10.40 BST
Last modified on Thu 16 Jul 2020 19.45 BST
The government has vowed to fight the decision to allow Shamima Begum, who left London as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State in 2015, back into the UK.
The family of Begum, 20, said they were heartened by the decision on Thursday letting her return to the UK to challenge the Home Office’s move to revoke her British citizenship.
Speaking via Tasnime Akunjee, a lawyer, the family said: “We understand there is still a long road ahead.”
The court of appeal partially overturned an earlier ruling by the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Siac) this year, a tribunal which held that she had not been illegally rendered stateless while she was in Syria because she was entitled to Bangladeshi citizenship.
Concluding, Lord Justice Flaux said: “Notwithstanding the national security concerns about Ms Begum, I have reached the firm conclusion that given that the only way in which she can have a fair and effective appeal is to be permitted to come into the United Kingdom to pursue her appeal … the LTE (leave to enter) appeals should be allowed.”
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Judges face challenge over ‘access to fair trial’ for 20-year-old after Javid decision to revoke her British citizenship
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor, and Nazia Parveen
Thu 16 Jul 2020 10.40 BST
Last modified on Thu 16 Jul 2020 19.45 BST
The government has vowed to fight the decision to allow Shamima Begum, who left London as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State in 2015, back into the UK.
The family of Begum, 20, said they were heartened by the decision on Thursday letting her return to the UK to challenge the Home Office’s move to revoke her British citizenship.
Speaking via Tasnime Akunjee, a lawyer, the family said: “We understand there is still a long road ahead.”
The court of appeal partially overturned an earlier ruling by the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Siac) this year, a tribunal which held that she had not been illegally rendered stateless while she was in Syria because she was entitled to Bangladeshi citizenship.
Concluding, Lord Justice Flaux said: “Notwithstanding the national security concerns about Ms Begum, I have reached the firm conclusion that given that the only way in which she can have a fair and effective appeal is to be permitted to come into the United Kingdom to pursue her appeal … the LTE (leave to enter) appeals should be allowed.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jul/16/shamima-begum-wins-right-to-return-to-uk