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I'm fine with Americans or Britons, especially those with dual citizenship, losing their U.S. or U.K. citizenship if they leave the country to join a terrorist
by Bostonian 5y ago
I'm fine with Americans or Britons, especially those with dual citizenship, losing their U.S. or U.K. citizenship if they leave the country to join a terrorist group such as ISIS.
"Critics say removing citizenship, as in the case of Shamima Begum, who fled Britain as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State in Syria, is already a contentious power, and scrapping the requirement for notice would make the home secretary’s powers even more draconian."
- jevoten 5y agoI upvoted you because you highlight an important confusion of two distinct questions: 1) Is removing citizenship a just punishment for some crimes (such as joining a faction at war with the UK)? 2) Should the removal happen at the whims of the Home Secretary, without the safeguard of a fair trial?