Kayla Mueller’s Parents: U.S. ‘Put Policy in Front of American Citizens’ Lives’

‘We tried and we asked ... and it didn’t get it changed’

Kayla Mueller's parents: Why we feel ISIS wanted to release our daughter (NBC News)

Kayla Mueller's parents, Carl and Marsha, say that despite fearing for their daughter's safety in captivity at the hands of ISIS, they were holding out hope for a reunion because of frequent contact with her captors.

"We always had that little bit of hope that we would always get her home," Marsha Mueller told TODAY's Savannah Guthrie in an exclusive interview. 

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