Explained: UK seeks power to strip nationality, without warning
3 years, 3 months ago

Explained: UK seeks power to strip nationality, without warning

Al Jazeera  

What you need to know about the UK’s controversial Nationality and Borders Bill. Under a new draft clause added to the government’s Nationality and Borders Bill, which was proposed by Home Secretary Priti Patel, people in the United Kingdom could be stripped of their citizenship without warning. Clause 9 of the Nationality and Borders Bill, proposed in July and updated in November, exempts the government from giving notice of a decision to deprive a person of citizenship if authorities do not have the subject’s contact details or if it is not “reasonably practical” to do so. But the new clause – which means people may not be notified of their stripped citizenship – can also be applied before it becomes law, making an appeals process harder. Moreover, border force staff will be granted immunity if people die in the Channel during “pushback” operations, a matter of concern among immigration lawyers who say the bill breaches international and domestic law.

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IS bride stuck in Syrian refugee camp loses her appeal over the removal of her UK citizenship
1 year, 1 month ago

IS bride stuck in Syrian refugee camp loses her appeal over the removal of her UK citizenship

Associated Press  

LONDON — A woman who traveled to Syria as a teenager to join the Islamic State group lost her appeal Friday against the British government’s decision to revoke her U.K. citizenship, with judges saying that it wasn’t for them to rule on whether it was “harsh” to do so. All three judges dismissed her case and argued she had made …

Shamima Begum will learn TODAY if she has won bid to overturn decision to remove her British citizenship: ISIS bride, now 24, could return to the UK if court rules she was a victim of trafficking and
1 year, 1 month ago

Shamima Begum will learn TODAY if she has won bid to overturn decision to remove her British citizenship: ISIS bride, now 24, could return to the UK if court rules she was a victim of trafficking and

Daily Mail  

ISIS bride Shamima Begum will today discover whether she has won a Court of Appeal challenge over the removal of her British citizenship. Ms Begum's lawyers brought a bid to overturn that decision at the Court of Appeal, with the Home Office opposing the challenge. ISIS bride Shamima Begum will find out today whether she has won a Court of …

UK woman who went to marry Islamic State militant appeals citizenship revocation
1 year, 5 months ago

UK woman who went to marry Islamic State militant appeals citizenship revocation

Hindustan Times  

A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State on Tuesday mounted her latest appeal against the removal of her British citizenship, arguing Britain failed to properly consider whether she was a victim of trafficking. Shamima Begum The British government took away Shamima Begum's citizenship on national security grounds in 2019, shortly after she was …

Shamima Begum’s citizenship removal ‘unlawful’, Court of Appeal told
1 year, 5 months ago

Shamima Begum’s citizenship removal ‘unlawful’, Court of Appeal told

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The appellant’s trafficking was a mandatory, relevant consideration in …

Shamima Begum, British-born who joined IS, loses legal battle to restore citizenship
2 years, 1 month ago

Shamima Begum, British-born who joined IS, loses legal battle to restore citizenship

Hindustan Times  

A woman stripped of her British citizenship after travelling to Syria as a teenager to marry an Islamic State group fighter on Wednesday lost her legal battle to reverse the decision. Gareth Peirce and Daniel Furner, lawyers representing Begum, said the ruling meant "there is now no protection for a British child trafficked out of the UK". Lawyer Samantha Knights, …

Who is 'ISIS bride' Shamima Begum, the British woman who lost citizenship appeal?
2 years, 1 month ago

Who is 'ISIS bride' Shamima Begum, the British woman who lost citizenship appeal?

Firstpost  

Shamima Begum, who made headlines as the “ISIS bride” after leaving London at age 15 to go to Syria, has lost her appeal against the decision to revoke her British citizenship. The 23-year-old had challenged then-Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s decision to revoke her citizenship on national security grounds in 2019 at the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, according to AFP. In …

How and why did Shamima Begum lose her UK citizenship?
2 years, 1 month ago

How and why did Shamima Begum lose her UK citizenship?

Al Jazeera  

Begum, whose nationality was stripped after she travelled to Syria to join ISIL, continues to fuel debate. In Begum’s case, a UK tribunal ruled in 2019 that removing her citizenship was lawful because Begum “holds Bangladeshi citizenship” by descent through her parents. In 2019, the UK’s then-Home Secretary Sajid Javid also vowed to prevent anyone who joined ISIL from returning …

Shamima Begum cannot return to UK after losing appeal against citizenship removal
2 years, 1 month ago

Shamima Begum cannot return to UK after losing appeal against citizenship removal

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Ultimately, the commission has not been able to conclude … that the secretary of …

Shamima Begum loses challenge over removal of British citizenship
2 years, 1 month ago

Shamima Begum loses challenge over removal of British citizenship

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Giving the decision of the tribunal, Mr Justice Jay …

Lawyer: Ex-Islamic State bride was child trafficking victim
2 years, 4 months ago

Lawyer: Ex-Islamic State bride was child trafficking victim

Associated Press  

LONDON — Lawyers for a British woman whose U.K. citizenship was removed after she travelled to Syria to join the so-called Islamic State group argued Monday that she should have been treated as a child trafficking victim. Begum’s lawyers launched a fresh legal challenge against the British government’s decision, arguing that officials had a legal duty to investigate whether she …

UK, which criticised India over CAA, passes a law that allows them to take people’s citizenship away without notice: Here is what the law says
2 years, 6 months ago

UK, which criticised India over CAA, passes a law that allows them to take people’s citizenship away without notice: Here is what the law says

Op India  

On April 28, 2022, a new law was passed in the United Kingdom titled Nationality and Borders Act. The new law gave powers to the Home Minister of the UK to strip British people’s citizenship without warning. Source: New Stateman Notably, the UK authorities are bound to ensure as per international law that any person losing the citizenship of the …

Shamima Begum makes ANOTHER plea to be allowed to return to Britain
2 years, 8 months ago

Shamima Begum makes ANOTHER plea to be allowed to return to Britain

Daily Mail  

ISIS bride Shamima Begum has made a new appeal to be allowed to return to Britain, claiming she could be a 'voice against radicalisation'. ISIS bride Shamima Begum has made a new appeal to be allowed to return to the United Kingdom, claiming she could be a 'voice against radicalisation' Speaking to iNews from the camp while she awaits a …

We’ve been tortured because UK took away our citizenship, say Britons
3 years, 2 months ago

We’ve been tortured because UK took away our citizenship, say Britons

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ten Britons say they have suffered detention and …

Britain cannot remove Isis members’ citizenship without telling them, High Court rules
3 years, 8 months ago

Britain cannot remove Isis members’ citizenship without telling them, High Court rules

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Isis members are believed to make up a significant proportion of at least 150 …

Shamima Begum and the conditionality of British citizenship
4 years ago

Shamima Begum and the conditionality of British citizenship

Al Jazeera  

On February 26, the United Kingdom’s highest court ruled Shamima Begum, a 21-year-old woman of Bangladeshi descent who was stripped of her British citizenship after travelling to Syria to join ISIL, should not be allowed to return to the country to challenge the decision. As influential writer and activist Ambalavaner Sivanandan aptly put it back in 2006: “We wear our …

Priti Patel WRONG to remove UK citizenship from three 'who went to Syria to join ISIS', court rules
4 years ago

Priti Patel WRONG to remove UK citizenship from three 'who went to Syria to join ISIS', court rules

Daily Mail  

A court has ruled that Priti Patel was wrong to remove British citizenship from two British-Bangladeshi women and one man said to have travelled to Syria to join ISIS. It comes after the Supreme Court ruled last month that ISIS bride Shemima Begum cannot return to the UK to pursue an appeal against the removal of her British citizenship. It …

UK accused of racism over treatment of 'IS bride' Shamima Begum
4 years ago

UK accused of racism over treatment of 'IS bride' Shamima Begum

Hindustan Times  

A lawyer for the family of Shamima Begum, who was stripped of her citizenship after joining the Islamic State group, on Monday accused Britain of racism over her treatment, calling her a "tragic scapegoat". In this file photo taken on February 22, 2015, Renu Begum, eldest sister of missing British girl Shamima Begum, holds a picture of her sister while …

UK top court says runaway schoolgirl who joined IS poses 'security risk', cannot return to Britain
4 years, 1 month ago

UK top court says runaway schoolgirl who joined IS poses 'security risk', cannot return to Britain

Hindustan Times  

A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State should not be allowed to return to Britain to challenge the government taking away her citizenship because she poses a security risk, the UK's Supreme Court ruled on Friday. Begum, 21, who is being held in a detention camp in Syria, was stripped her of her …

Shamima Begum: Government ‘cannot assume Isis bride is a terror threat’, Supreme Court told
4 years, 3 months ago

Shamima Begum: Government ‘cannot assume Isis bride is a terror threat’, Supreme Court told

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government cannot “assume” that Shamima Begum will pose a …

Shamima Begum: The story of the Isis bride fighting to regain British citizenship
4 years, 4 months ago

Shamima Begum: The story of the Isis bride fighting to regain British citizenship

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shamima Begum’s potential return to the UK to fight the …

Jihadi Bride Shamima Begum allowed to contest her citizenship removal
4 years, 8 months ago

Jihadi Bride Shamima Begum allowed to contest her citizenship removal

Op India  

ISIS Bride Bride Shamima Begum has been granted permission to return to the United Kingdom to contest the removal of her citizenship. While the British Prime Minister and others in the government have strongly objected to her return to the United Kingdom, the Court of Appeal ruled that Shamima Begum has the right to return to the country and fight …

When do you become ‘British enough’?
6 years, 1 month ago

When do you become ‘British enough’?

Al Jazeera  

A teenager, just out of her childhood years, is groomed online by members of a group well known for advocating misogyny, regressive social practices, religious absolutism and violence. Apart from being legally dubious, Britain’s attempt to strip a British-born woman of citizenship underlines what many in Britain believe: That those who are not white and British, “really” belong somewhere else …

Shamima Begum’s case confirms it – second-generation Britons never really had a place to call home
6 years, 1 month ago

Shamima Begum’s case confirms it – second-generation Britons never really had a place to call home

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Shamima Begum reads Home Office letter …

Shamima Begum: Sajid Javid defends stripping Isis bride of UK citizenship amid mounting pressure
6 years, 1 month ago

Shamima Begum: Sajid Javid defends stripping Isis bride of UK citizenship amid mounting pressure

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The home secretary insisted he would “not leave anyone stateless” after officials in Dhaka …

Shamima Begum: Number of people stripped of UK citizenship soars by 600% in a year
6 years, 1 month ago

Shamima Begum: Number of people stripped of UK citizenship soars by 600% in a year

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. You simply pull the rug out from under them and they can’t come back.” …

UK revokes ISIS jihadi bride’s citizenship
6 years, 1 month ago

UK revokes ISIS jihadi bride’s citizenship

The Hindu  

A UK girl of Bangladeshi descent, who fled to join Islamic State in Syria in 2015 and married an Islamist extremist, has been stripped of her British citizenship which the teen said was “unjust”. In a letter dated February 19, UK home secretary Sajid Javid wrote to Begum’s family informing them that he had made an order revoking her citizenship. …

Shamima Begum: Isis bride suggests she is being treated differently 'just because I was on the news four years ago'
6 years, 1 month ago

Shamima Begum: Isis bride suggests she is being treated differently 'just because I was on the news four years ago'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. When she was read a letter from the Home …

UK to strip Islamic State teen bride Shamima Begum of citizenship; family now considering 'legal avenues' to allow her return
6 years, 1 month ago

UK to strip Islamic State teen bride Shamima Begum of citizenship; family now considering 'legal avenues' to allow her return

Firstpost  

The case points to a dilemma facing many European countries, divided over whether to allow jihadists and IS sympathisers home to face prosecution or barring them over security concerns as the so-called “caliphate” crumbles. London: Britain will strip citizenship from a UK teenager who joined the Islamic State group in Syria but now wants to return home with her newborn …

Shamima Begum, teenager who joined IS and had a child, reportedly stripped of UK citizenship
6 years, 1 month ago

Shamima Begum, teenager who joined IS and had a child, reportedly stripped of UK citizenship

ABC  

The UK Home Office has reportedly revoked the British citizenship of Shamima Begum, the teenager who ran away from her London home in 2015 to join Islamic State in Syria. Key points: UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid reportedly made the decision to strip Shamima Begum of her British citizenship Ms Begum ran away from home as a 15-year-old to marry …

Shamima Begum: Government 'makes Isis bride stateless' by stripping her British citizenship
6 years, 1 month ago

Shamima Begum: Government 'makes Isis bride stateless' by stripping her British citizenship

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But a letter from the Home Office obtained by ITV News told her family …

UK set to strip teenage ‘ISIL bride’ Shamima Begum of citizenship
6 years, 1 month ago

UK set to strip teenage ‘ISIL bride’ Shamima Begum of citizenship

Al Jazeera  

Family of the 19-year-old runaway ‘considering all legal avenues’ following a Home Office notice, lawyer says. A lawyer for the family of runaway British teenager Shamima Begum, who left London to join ISIL in Syria but now wants to return home, says UK authorities plan to revoke her citizenship. Mohammed Tasnime Akunjee said in a Tweet on Tuesday that the …

UK blocked from making alleged extremists stateless by secret court in ruling that will set precedent
6 years, 4 months ago

UK blocked from making alleged extremists stateless by secret court in ruling that will set precedent

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He argued that any suspected criminal activity should have …

Asian sex abusers to be stripped of UK citizenship and deported
9 years, 1 month ago

Asian sex abusers to be stripped of UK citizenship and deported

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Theresa May, the Home Secretary, is planning to significantly …

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