"If a parent does lose their British citizenship, it does not affect the rights of their child," he told the House of Commons. Other IS brides are also finding themselves in the courts. The father of an Alabama woman, 24-year-old Hoda Muthana, who also joined Islamic State, has filed suit against the Trump administration so she can be allowed to return to the United States with her toddler son. Muthana's case is different than Begum's, however, because U.S. officials argue that she was never a citizen in the first place — a premise denied by her family.