The Home Secretary told the Commons children "should not suffer" – and explained a parent losing citizenship doesn't affect the rights of a child.
He said: "Deprivation is a powerful tool that can only be used to keep the most dangerous individuals our of this country and we do not lose it lightly.
"But when someone turns their back on the fundamental values and supports terror, they don't have an automatic right to return to the UK.
"We must put the safety and the security of our country first and I will not hesitate to act to protect it."
Begum has been immediately stripped of her British citizenship, having shown no remorse for her terror links since being tracked down to a Syrian refugee camp last week.
She fled from her family home in Bethnal Green in 2015 to join Islamic State and has sparked outrage by claiming the Manchester Arena terror attack was 'justified' in a recent interview.
'BRITISH' BABY
Begum had been begging to come back to the UK to raise her baby son but her hopes were dashed when the Home Office stripped her British citizenship.
Mr Javid, who didn't comment directly on Begum's case, said the government had to make "tough decisions" to keep the UK safe, adding: "There must be consequences for those that back terror."
According to legal experts, Begum's child is British as he was born to a British mother.
The fact that the birth was abroad – or that his parents are ISIS fighters – shouldn't affect this.
But if the father is Begum's Dutch husband Yago Riedijk, the child may qualify for Dutch citizenship.
STRIPPED OF CITIZENSHIP
The Home Office says because her mother was born in Bangladesh, her daughter is entitled to dual citizenship, meaning she will not be stateless.
But the 19-year-old's family claim the government's decision to revoke her citizenship is illegal as she does not have a Bangladeshi passport and has never been to the country.
A letter from the Home Office obtained by ITV News told her family that Mr 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.
'HARD TO SWALLOW'
Unrepentant Begum today moaned her citizenship being removed was "heartbreaking" and unjust.
Speaking from the camp in Syria where she's being held, she told ITV: "I don't know what to say. I am not that shocked but I am a bit shocked. It’s a bit upsetting and frustrating. I feel like it’s a bit unjust on me and my son.
"It’s kind of heartbreaking to read. My family made it sound like it would be a lot easier for me to come back to the UK when I was speaking to them in Baghouz. It’s kind of hard to swallow.
"I heard that other people are being sent back to Britain so I don’t know why my case is any different to other people, or is it just because I was on the news four years ago?"
REMORSELESS
On Sunday, the 19-year-old smirked through an interview on Sky News in which she said it would be "really hard" to rehabilitate in UK – and boasted she had a "good time" in Syria.
The 19-year-old who fled the UK in 2015 claims she "never did anything dangerous" and whined: "I can't live in this camp forever".
Asked if she felt she made a mistake travelling to Syria, she said: "In a way, yes, but I don't regret it because it's changed me as a person. It's made me stronger, tougher, you know.
"I married my husband, I wouldn't have found someone like him back in the UK.
"I had my kids, I did have a good time there, just at the end things got harder and I couldn't take it any more.
"When I went to Syria I was just a housewife for the entire four years. I never did anything dangerous. I never made propaganda. I never encouraged people to come to Syria."
The runaway schoolgirl said she wasn't fazed by seeing severed heads in the bin, claiming it "made her stronger."
And speaking to Sky News next to her newborn son, she said people "should have sympathy towards me for everything I have been through".
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