A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from deporting the family of Mohamad Soliman, the individual suspected of firebombing a gathering of Israel supporters in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday.
Judge Gordon P. Gallagher’s ruling stated that the administration cannot remove Soliman’s wife and five children from the District of Colorado or the United States pending a ruling from the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. “[T]he Court finds that deportation without process could work irreparable harm and an order must issue without notice due to the urgency this situation presents,” the judge wrote.
BREAKING: Colorado federal judge Gordon Gallagher, a Biden appointee, has issued an order blocking the Trump administration from deporting the wife and five children of Boulder terror suspect Mohamed Soliman. pic.twitter.com/Lo8R1Yp19E
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) June 4, 2025
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested the family earlier this week and was preparing to deport them before the judge’s ruling, The Hill reported.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is preparing to deport the family of Boulder, Colo., attacker Mohamed Soliman’s wife and five children.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that the family had been detained in connection with the investigation, saying they would face questioning over whether they had any knowledge of the attack.
But according to a DHS statement Wednesday, ICE was said to be “processing them for removal.”
The statement sheds new light on a White House social media post Tuesday that said the family “could be deported by tonight.”
“Six One-Way Tickets for Mohamed’s Wife and Five Kids. Final Boarding Call Coming Soon,” the White House’s post said, along with an emoji of an airplane.
It’s unusual for those facing connection to a crime to be swiftly deported, particularly in the early stages of an investigation.
There’s not going to be a judiciary left if this keeps up.
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) June 4, 2025
Not one with any effect, at least. https://t.co/ySV3RtbgqU
Noem stated that DHS is “investigating to what extent his family knew about this heinous attack, if they had knowledge of it, or if they provided support to it.”
Soliman was arrested shortly after he threw two Molotov cocktails at people participating in an event intended to raise awareness about Israeli hostages being held in the Gaza Strip. The 45-year-old Egyptian national was residing in the country illegally after overstaying his visa. His family’s legal status is not yet known.
The suspect allegedly told police that he did not regret his actions and would carry out the attack again if given the opportunity. He further stated that he wished to kill Zionists.