Deportation of Boulder terror suspect Mohamed Soliman’s wife, five children blocked by Biden-appointed judge
The family of Colorado terror suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman won’t be tossed from the United States — for now — after a Biden-appointed judge on Wednesday slammed the brakes on the Trump administration’s attempt to quickly deport them.
Soliman’s wife, Hayam Salah Alsaid Ahmed Elgamal, 41, their daughter Habiba Mohamed Sabry Farag Soliman, 18, two more daughters and two sons were all detained and facing a swift removal — before US District Court Judge Gordon Gallagher stepped in.
“Defendants SHALL NOT REMOVE Hayem El Gamal and her five children from … the United States unless and until this Court or Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacates this Order,” Gallagher said in his ruling.
The family first arrived in the US from Kuwait in August 2022, but were only allowed to stay until February 2023, the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday.
Soliman, a 45-year-old Egyptian national, filed for asylum a month after arriving, and listed his wife and their five children as dependents in Denver, according to the department.
He was also granted a work authorization in March 2023 that expired this past March. His asylum case was still pending.
The family was detained by ICE Tuesday and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem vowed authorities would probe if any of them knew about Soliman’s plot to allegedly attack a peaceful march from the Israeli hostages in Gaza. Twelve people were injured in the antisemitic assault, authorities said.
A shirtless Soliman is accused of screaming “Free Palestine” leading up to the terrifying scene.
Gallagher, in his ruling said the family’s “deportation without process could work irreparable harm and an order must issue without notice due to the urgency this situation presents.”
A court hearing on a temporary restraining order put forward by the family is scheduled for June 13.
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Former President Joe Biden appointed Gallagher to his position and he was later confirmed in the US Senate 53-43 in March 2023.
Soliman is facing federal hate crime charges and 16 counts of attempted first-degree murder. If convicted on all counts he could essentially spend the rest of his life in prison.
He was allegedly planning the attack for more than a year – waiting until his eldest daughter graduated high school, according to authorities.
