FBI Director: Americans That Joined ISIS in Syria Are 'Entitled' to Return to US

Christian Post ^ | 10/08/2014 | Samuel Smith

[SeekAndFind]

FBI Director James Comey admitted that the "dozen or so" American citizens that are currently fighting with the Islamic State terror group in Syria have the ability and right, as Americans with passports, to return to the homeland.

Appearing in his first major television interview since taking the helm of the Bureau in September 2013, Comey said on CBS's "60 Minutes" Sunday night that the FBI is closely tracking about a dozen American citizens whom they believe to be fighting in Syria alongside ISIS militants. He added that although they may be supporting terrorist agendas, they still have the freedom to re-enter the country at anytime by simply using their passport.

"Ultimately, an American citizen, unless their passport is revoked, is entitled to come back," Comey said. "So, someone who's fought with ISIL, with American passport wants to come back, we will track them very carefully."

Although other countries such as Canada have passed laws that authorize the revocation of any person's passport who decides to fight with ISIS, the U.S. has yet to pass such legislation despite several bills issued by Republicans in September that would authorize such a revocation.

Most passport revocations in the U.S. occur because of fraud related issues or pending legal trouble. However, a House resolution introduced by Michele Bachmann, R-Minnesota, would add terrorist involvement to the list of revocable offenses. A bill introduced by Ted Cruz, R-Texas, would strip the citizenship from any citizen who provides support to terror groups.

"Those who have joined a foreign terrorist organization have taken up arms against tthe United States and our very way of life," Bachmann said. "By turning against their country, their passports should be revoked, and if they're naturalized citizens, they should lose their citizenship."

[plain talk]

These people are insane. Apparently treason is an antiquated construct.

[crazycat]

No Probs here, as long as they use Malaysian Airlines to bring ‘em back.

[TLI]

"Ultimately, an American citizen, unless their passport is revoked, is entitled to come back," Comey said. "So, someone who's fought with ISIL, with American passport wants to come back, we will track them very carefully."

So says the crew that just can't seem to find 20-30 million illegal aliens that are "in the shadows."

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[E. Pluribus Unum]

But a US Marine who accidentally crosses the border to Mexico with guns in his vehicle has no right of return.

Interesting.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

windsorknot:" Just dayammm! This country is in full-suicide mode."

How can you say that ?
IRS- suppression of opposing voices and opinions
ATF - suppression of firearms for self defense, eliminate supplies for self-defense.
FBI - formenting dissent and racial division
EPA - "War on Coal" and elimination of energy
NSA - "Big Brother" observation of all communications
BLM - Government overreach of private and government property
CDC - Promotion of 'Open Borders', despite regional pandemic
EPA - War on private property and usage of property
BP - What border ? We have a border ?
DOE - Designed to dumb-down education by 'leveling the field', create "Sheeple" and non-thinking commie-bots
DHS - The 'grope group' designed to violate Constitutional personal rights,create "Sheeple" and facilitate illegal immigration
Executive - Agenda directed dictatorship
Senate - Dictatorial control over proposed legislation
House - Directed by the spineless, feckless, and useless
Congress - Considered by populace to be ineffective and inefficient
What's not to love about being an American, and being in full-suicide mode ?

[jimmyo57]

Hopefully, they’ll all have the ebola virus too! /sarc

[tillacum]

They’ll be tried as civilians but they have been at war, in
a “military type army”, NOT an American Army. They should not be allowed to return to OUR country. They are probably off-spring of people who came from the very country they are fighting for or against. They have no love for our country, they’re here because they are protected by OUR
laws. Laws they would rather change to their mother country’s.

[jazzlite]

...”Actually, joining a foreign army can result in revocation of your citizenship.
Actually, joining a foreign army that is openly at war with the United States is treason and can not just cause the revocation of citizenship, it can get you put in prison or executed.”...

Why on earth is this common sense, civilized law not enforced! Is everyone in a US power position in cahoots with the enemy? If so, they are correctly relying on American ignorance and dependency on government to get by with collapsing this nation. The list of worries grows longer each and every day. Please God, send some brave men and women in to stop this charade.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

He should be fired this afternoon.

[Ann Archy]

If the Republicans don’t take back the Senate, I’ll be mentally out of America.....If Hillary is elected, America will be DEAD to me. Too STUPID and IMMORAL to survive.

[MasterGunner01]

WHY?

[mrsmel]

There is no such thing as “treason” in this country anymore, unless you oppose sodomites, baby killers, and jihadists and support the Second Amendment.

[pluvmantelo]

My thoughts exactly.