If a citizen, I agree ... tried for treason. However, Pompeo said Muthana was not a U.S. citizen and would not be admitted into the United States. “She does not have any legal basis, no valid U.S. passport, no right to a passport, nor any visa to travel to the United States,” Pompeo said in a statement.
Muthana’s father was a Yemeni diplomat, working in the United States. Children born in the United States to accredited diplomats, under the 14th Amendment, do not acquire citizenship since
they are not “born ... subject to the jurisdiction of the United States,” according to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.