Is Shamima Begum stateless?

Shamima Begum’s appeal against the government’s decision to revoke her British citizenship was unsuccessful, and she is still prohibited from entering the UK.

Ms. Begum, now 23 years old, fled the nation when she was a youngster to join the Islamic State (IS) organization in Syria.

Ms. Begum is one of three schoolgirls from east London who traveled to Syria in 2015 to aid the IS movement.

She was 15 years old when she fled the UK; her parents are of Bangladeshi descent.

Is Shamima Begum stateless?

On the basis of national security, her citizenship was revoked in 2019. Thus, she is currently stateless.

A panel said in February 2020 that Ms. Begum may lose her citizenship without violating the law since she was “a citizen of Bangladesh by descent” and losing her British citizenship wouldn’t leave her stateless.

However, Bangladesh also claimed that was untrue and informed her that she would not be admitted.