The woman, Hoda Muthana, does not qualify for citizenship and has no legal basis to return to the country, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. In 2014, Muthana, then a 20-year-old student in Alabama, travelled to Turkey, hiding her plans from her family. Now, with the militant group driven out of Syria, Muthana says she is deeply sorry, but US officials appeared intent on closing the door to her return. And she was born in the United States — ordinarily a guarantee of citizenship. Pompeo’s statement did not offer a rationale for why the State Department does not consider Muthana a citizen.

Source: bd News24 February 21, 2019 08:48 UTC