Family ties: 3 Iraqis in US allegedly hid link to kidnapper

Ibrahim was allowed to remain free and return to her home in Burke, Virginia, where she cares for the couple's two children, ages 5 and 6, who are natural born U.S. citizens.

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that temporarily suspends the nation's refugee program to allow time for a review of the screening process.

Refugee advocates argue that the vetting process is already very strict, and a federal judge has temporarily blocked Trump's executive order from taking effect.

The charges against the three make no allegation that any of them were involved in Hallums' kidnapping, though a court affidavit says Yousif's fingerprint was found in the building where Hallums spent nearly a year in captivity before he was freed in an Army raid.

When all three applied for U.S. citizenship, they had to answer whether they had ever given false or misleading information while applying for any immigration benefit.

[...] when the FBI came calling last year, Ibrahim said they came clean, giving agents Majid's address and every bit of information they had about him.

In court papers, prosecutors allege that Ibrahim and her husband embellished the threat they faced, saying Hasan had been kidnapped, tortured by a Shia militia, and released after paying a $20,000 ransom.