Iowa Democrat Staci Appel said that if elected, she would not vote to revoke the passports of Americans who have joined terrorist organizations at a Congressional debate on the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
“I would not be urging taking away their passports. I think we need to make sure that we work through the system and look through it on a very diligent basis.”
U.S. officials believe about a dozen Americans are fighting alongside ISIS militants currently, and earlier this summer, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel called ISIS an imminent threat to the United States.