ISIS bride Shamima Begum’s hopes of returning to Britain dashed by High Court ruling
ISIS bride Shamima Begum's hopes of returning to the UK have been dealt a legal hammerblow, it's been reported.
The news comes after High Court judges ruled two terror suspects - also of British-Bangladeshi heritage - should not have their British passports restored.
The decision means Home Secretary Priti Patel can now legally stop Begum re-entering Britain on the grounds of natural security, say the reports.
However the the new court ruling could still be overturned on appeal.
In September, Begum - who fled the UK aged 15 to join ISIS in Syria - begged to be allowed back to receive therapy.
She claimed her mental health was suffering and said she now “hates” the terror group after the death of her babies.
“I have no real friends. I have lost all the friends who came with me. Now I do not have anyone.
“I would like to be at home. There is more safety in a British prison, more education and access to family.”
But the Home Secretary responded bluntly to her pathetic plea, saying: “No way, no way.”
Begum infamously used her elder sister’s passport to flee with her Bethnal Green Academy friends.
The trio flew to Turkey and then crossed the border into Syria with the aid of smugglers.
Within weeks of arriving, Begum was married to ISIS jihadi Yago Riedijk, 27, from Holland.
They had two children who both then died from malnutrition and disease.
The couple were separated as they fled Baghouz, the village where a few hundred ISIS fighters were holed up in a desperate last stand.
Begum ended up in a Kurdish refugee camp where she has gave birth to her third child.
At a hearing at the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) last month, her lawyers argued as the Bangladeshi government has refused to accept her right to citizenship, she has been left stateless.
Their case also relied on an earlier ruling by SIAC on two men of Bangladeshi origin, who were also stripped of their British citizenship on security grounds.
Both men had taken their cases to the SIAC in a joint hearing, and successfully overtunred the Home Office ruling.
But now - in another twist - the High Court has found in favour of the Government and overruled the SIAC, reveals the Mail on Sunday.
Judges stated despite contradictory statements from the Bangladeshi government, its ministry has said British-born and British-naturalised Bangladeshis do have a right to citizenship.