Shamima Begum’s sister has written an explosive letter begging Home Secretary Sajid David to help her baby nephew "find his way home".
Renu Begum slammed her sister’s "vile comments" and claimed she had lost her sibling to a "murderous and misogynistic cult".
But, in the letter to Javid, seen by the BBC, she said the family "cannot simply abandon her" and that her status is "a matter for our British courts".
Begum, who left east London in 2015, is living in a refugee camp in northern Syria.
She gave birth to a baby boy a few days ago and has said she wants to return to the UK.
In the letter, Renu says her family are "shocked and appalled at the vile comments" Begum has made in recent days, which are not representative of British values.
The teenager, now 19, has been in the "thrall" of the extremist regime for four years now, and "her exploitation at their hands has fundamentally damaged her", it continues.
The letter reads: "We hope you understand our position in this respect and why we must, therefore, assist Shamima in challenging your decision to take away the one thing that is her only hope at rehabilitation, her British citizenship.
"Shamima’s status will now be a matter for our British courts to decide in due course.
"We seek solace in the fact that the institution of our courts as independent arbitrators of this nation’s laws have served as a bastion of good practice to the world.
"My family trusts that this institution will properly perform its functions and entrusts Shamima’s future to its decision-making process."
The Home Office had said it was possible to strip the teenager of British nationality as she was eligible for citizenship of another country.
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