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A federal judge has temporarily blocked the deportation proceedings of the family members of Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the Egyptian national charged in the Boulder, Colorado terror attack.
Per the CBS News, US District Judge Gordon P Gallagher granted the family’s request to halt the deportation proceedings of Soliman’s wife and children as the case plays out.
Gallagher wrote, "Moreover, 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." A hearing for a temporary restraining order has been set for June 13.
It was revealed on Tuesday that Soliman’s wife and five children had been taken into custody and were being processed for expedited removal from the country. The family, which lived in Colorado Springs, has been sent to a federal detention facility in Dilley, Texas that is designed to house families with minors. All but one of Soliman’s children are minors.
Soliman, 45, has been charged with attempted murder and federal hate crimes in connection with the June 1 attack that left over a dozen people injured, including an 88-year-old Holocaust survivor. Soliman is an Egyptian national who was in the United States illegally after overstaying a visa, and was granted work authorization under the Biden administration.
Soliman reportedly planned the attack for over a year, and waited to carry out the attack until his daughter graduated high school. On June 1, Soliman was seen on video with Molotov cocktails in hand as multiple victims were burned in Colorado. Court documents stated that investigators found 14 more Molotov cocktails here the spot where he was arrested.
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