Hoda Muthana

[SunsetBengal]

(02-25-2019, 03:18 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: Here's why her citizenship is called into question:
 

https://www.vox.com/world/2019/2/22/18236309/hoda-muthana-isis-citizen-trump-pompeo

As her father was a diplomat from Yemen, the argument against her citizenship falls under that jurisdiction discussion, as diplomats are given immunity and thus are not under US jurisdiction.

Now, her father lost diplomatic immunity sometime around her birth, in the mid 90s. But no one seems to know whether she was born first or if he lost his immunity first. If the former, she is not a citizen. If the latter, she is a citizen.


It's a complicated matter, but if it's the former, I would just say she has no right to come back to the US. It's hard to consider her a US citizen when her father was a diplomat at the time of her birth and I don't believe he or she has applied for US citizenship at any time (and if they have, it hasn't been reported to make that clear).

If It's the latter, bring her home and charge her for terrorism.

Thanks for doing the research, that information gives a much better understanding of the situation.