A federal judge blocked the deportation of the wife and five children of an Egyptian man charged in the attack in Boulder, Colorado.
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from deporting the wife and five children of an Egyptian man charged with attacking a group in Boulder, Colorado, advocating for the release of Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, is facing attempted murder and federal hate crime charges related to the firebombing attack.The ContextLaw enforcement officials said Wednesday that 15 people were injured in the attack over the weekend, as well as one dog. The ages of the victims—eight women and seven men—range from 25 to 88, according to the Associated Press.About 20 people participated in Sunday's demonstration in support of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas and Soliman had planned to kill all of them, police said. Soliman had come armed with 18 Molotov cocktails and threw two into the crowd while yelling, 'Free Palestine,' officials added.The suspect didn't follow through with his original plan because 'he got scared and had never hurt anyone before,' police said in an affidavit.Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security, said Wednesday that Soliman's family was being processed for deportation. None of Soliman's relatives have been accused of a crime.'We are investigating to what extent his family knew about this heinous attack, if they had knowledge of it, or if they provided support to it,' Noem said in a statement. She added that Soliman's relatives are all Egyptian citizens.What To KnowSoliman's wife, Hayam El Gamal, his 17-year-old daughter, two minor sons and two minor daughters have not been charged with any crime but were taken into federal custody Tuesday by U.S. immigration officials.On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Gordon P. Gallagher granted a request from the family to halt the deportation proceedings.'The court finds that deportation without process could work irreparable harm and an order must issue without notice due to the urgency this situation presents,' Gallagher wrote in his order.Gallagher's ruling came after lawyers for Soliman's family argued that it is 'patently unlawful to punish individuals for the crimes of their relatives.''Such methods of collective or family punishment violates the very foundations of a democratic justice system,' the attorneys added in a lawsuit challenging the deportations.According to AP, Soliman spent 17 years living in Kuwait before moving to Colorado Springs in 2022 on a tourist visa. His visa expired in February 2023, the Department of Homeland Security said. Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the DHS, said Soliman filed for asylum in September 2022 and was granted a work permit in March 2023 but that has also expired.What People Are SayingEric Lee, one of the attorney's representing the family, said: 'The punishment of a four-year-old child for something their parent allegedly did, who also has a presumption of innocence, is something that should outrage Americans regardless of their citizenship status.'The Associated Press contributed reporting.This story is developing and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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