SHAMIMA Begum's family have vowed to take the UK government to court over its decision to take away her citizenship – complaining she has been made 'stateless'.

The 19-year-old has been immediately stripped of her British citizenship after showing no remorse for her terror links.

The 19-year-old's family claim the government's decision is illegal as she does not have a Bangladeshi passport and has never been to the country.

The Home Office says because her mother was born in Bangladesh, her daughter is entitled to dual citizenship, meaning she will not be stateless.

A letter from the Home Office obtained by ITV News told her family that Home Secretary Sajid Javid had made an order "removing her British citizenship."

The document, addressed to Begum's mother, said the decision was taken "in light of the circumstances of your daughter".

"I would be very grateful if you could ensure the home secretary's decision is brought to her attention, along with her right to appeal," it added.

In light of the circumstances of your daughter, the notice of the Home Secretary's decision has been filed today and the order removing her British citizenship has subsequently been made

However, the family's lawyer, Tasnime Akunjee, reportedly told The Independent the 19-year-old is a SOLE British national and had "never had a Bangladeshi passport".

The Home Office has declined to comment on Mr Akunjee's allegations but said: "We do not make people stateless."

Earlier, a Home Office spokesman said: “In recent days the Home Secretary has clearly stated that his priority is the safety and security of Britain and the people who live here.

 “In order to protect this country, he has the power to deprive someone of their British citizenship where it would not render them stateless.

 “We do not comment on individual cases, but any decisions to deprive individuals of their citizenship are based on all available evidence and not taken lightly.”

RIGHT TO APPEAL

The Home Office letter went on to urge the Begum family to make their daughter aware of the decision while adding she had the right to appeal.

The schoolgirl's family have said they are “disappointed” by the Home Office's decision, said Mr Akunjee.

"We are considering all legal avenues to challenge this decision," he tweeted.

Mr Akunjee had earlier said people should have sympathy for the jihadi runaway because she was "traumatised".

He has previously suggested Theresa May has "Nazi blood" for trying to root out extremists and urged Muslims not to co-operate with police.

Speaking to The Times, he said: "The Nazis had the Nuremberg trials. They were given due process. This girl was a victim when she went out there at 15 years old.

"Our politicians are saying that she should be denied protections and due process that would have been granted to Nazis."

Speaking on Good Morning Britain, the lawyer compared the former Brit schoolgirl with World War One veterans suffering post-traumatic stress.

ARREST THREAT

Earlier we reported how Begum will be quizzed by cops and could be arrested if she returns to the UK.

Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said the teenager would be spoken to by counter-terror cops if she were to return to the UK from Syria.

She said: "If she does… arrive at our borders somebody in her type of circumstances could expect, of course, to be spoken to and if there is the appropriate necessity, to be potentially arrested and certainly investigated.

"If that results in sufficient evidence for a prosecution then it will result in sufficient evidence for a prosecution.

"The officers will deal with whatever they are confronted with."

The former Brit schoolgirl fled from her home in Bethnal Green, East London, as a 15-year-old to join Islamic State in 2015.

She has this week pleaded to be allowed to return home after giving birth to a baby boy.

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Ms Begum said in a BBC interview: "I actually do support some British values and I am willing to go back to the UK and settle back again and rehabilitate and that stuff."

However she also said the murder of 22 music  fans in the Manchester Arena suicide bombing was “fair justification” for air raids on IS in Syria.

Showing no remorse, the 19-year-old dismissed the atrocity at the 2017 Ariana Grande ­concert as “retaliation.”

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