Australia is debating whether or not to allow 34 Australian women and children suspected of links to ISIS fighters to return home. The group recently obtained Australian passports, so officials are legally required to repatriate them. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese adamantly opposes the group’s return, saying, “If you make your bed, you lie in it.” Host Marco Werman speaks with Daniel Lo Surdo, a reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald.
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