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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Shamima Begum loses appeal against removal of British citizenship

Shamima Begum
Shamima Begum was 15 when she left her east London home to travel to Syria. Photograph: BBC

Shamima Begum, who left Britain as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State (IS), has lost an appeal against the decision to remove her British citizenship.

Describing it as a case of “great concern and difficulty”, the special immigration appeals commission (Siac) ruled that although there was “credible suspicion” that Begum was trafficked for sexual exploitation, the decision was ultimately one for the home secretary.

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