Although it's unclear if <person>Begum</person> has committed a crime, her comments throw into sharp relief larger questions about how Western societies will deal with others who joined IS, but want to return to their home countries now that the extremist group is on the verge of collapse.
Her family stressed they rejected <person>Begum</person>'s comments to British media in which she said she did not regret travelling to Syria to join extremist fighters.
"That year we lost <person>Shamima</person> to a murderous and misogynistic cult," the letter read. "My sister has been in their thrall now for four years, and it is clear to me that her exploitation at their hands has fundamentally damaged her."
<person>Javid</person> has suggested the dispute about her citizenship will not affect her child.