US court says family of Boulder attacker who firebombed hostage rally can be deported
Decision overturns lower court’s ruling against expulsion of wife and 5 kids of Egyptian Mohamed Sabry Soliman, who were staying in the country illegally
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JTA — A US federal court ruled Wednesday that the family of the man who firebombed a pro-Israel demonstration in Boulder, Colorado, in support of hostages held in Gaza can be deported.
The suspect, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, who is an Egyptian national, and his wife and five children were living in the United States illegally. The family was detained by ICE two days after the June 1 attack.
Wednesday’s ruling overturned a previous district court ruling blocking the family’s deportation.
“This is a proper end to an absurd legal effort on the plaintiff’s part. Just like her terrorist husband, she and her children are here illegally and are rightfully in ICE custody for removal as a result,” said Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, in a statement.
“This terrorist will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. 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,” the statement continued.
Soliman’s family is currently being held in a detention center in Texas.
Lawyers for the family argued their detention was unconstitutional because they said it was intended to punish them for Soliman’s actions.
The decision came days after the death of 82-year-old Karen Diamond from injuries sustained in the firebombing attack.
Soliman currently faces over 70 charges for the attack, including first-degree murder, first-degree assault and 12 counts of committing a hate crime.
The Times of Israel Community.