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ITV News has received a letter sent to the parents of Shamima Begum, a teenager who fled the UK to Syria in the hands of ISIS. The 19-year-old was found heavily pregnant at a Syrian refugee camp last week, where she said she wanted to return to the UK. She fled to Syria in 2015, accompanied by two of her friends from a secondary school in Bethnal Green. Once there, they were married off to ISIS fighters, and since then Begum has made a number of chilling comments including justifying the horrific Manchester bombings in 2017.

Shamima Begum: Shamima Begum citizenship REVOKED - why was her UK citizenship revoked?

Why was Shamima Begum’s citizenship revoked? The Home Office has not revealed the specific reason Begum’s citizenship has been revoked (taken away), simply saying the decision was made in light of her “circumstances”. The letter to her parents reads: "Please find enclosed papers that relate to a decision taken by the Home Secretary, to deprive your daughter, Shamima Begum, of her British citizenship. "In light of the circumstances of your daughter, the notice of the Home Secretary's decision has been served of file today (19th February), and the order removing her British citizenship has subsequently been made."

The letter, which says Ministers are now seeking an order which will "deprive" Begum of her citizenship was received by her lawyer. Solicitor Tasnime Akunjee has released a statement, in which he says he is "disappointed" with the decision. He said Begum's family are: "very disappointed with the Home Office's intention to have an order made depriving Shamima of her citizenship". The Home Office informed Shamima Begum has the right to appeal, which Mr Akunjee says will be exercised. He continues: "We are considering all legal avenues to challenge this decision."

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said Shamima Begum may face arrest on her return

Now Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick has said that should Ms Begum return to the UK she would be spoken to and potentially arrested. Since running off to join ISIS, the teenager has said a number of shocking things about terrorism, giving UK authorities further pause about letting her back into the country. In the past, she has said she was okay with beheadings and executions performed by ISIS, and she does not regret living under the Islamic State. These factors have led Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick to say if she should ever return to the UK, she could be questioned and arrested.

Shamima Begum journeys to Syria with her school friends

Begum insists she is not a threat and says Sajid Javid has no proof she will continue to be a danger. Speaking to ITV yesterday, she said: "I'm a 19-year-old girl with a newborn baby. "I don't have any weapons; I don't want to hurt anyone even if I did have weapons. "He [Home Secretary Sajid Javid] has no proof that I'm a threat other than that I was in ISIS but that's it. "I don't know how I would be seen as a danger. "I'm not going to go back and provoke people to go to ISIS or anything, if anything I'm going to encourage them not to go because it's not all as it seems in their videos."