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Judge blocks deportation of family of Boulder firebombing suspect

A federal judge’s ruling keeps Soliman’s family in U.S. custody pending a June 13 hearing on their alleged link to the Boulder firebombing.

Law enforcement officials investigate after an attack on the Pearl Street Mall, Sunday, June 1, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
A visitor offers a tribute after leaving a bouquet of flowers at a makeshift memorial for victims of an attack outside of the Boulder County, Colo., courthouse as a light rain falls Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Gordon P. Gallagher halted removal proceedings on June 4 and scheduled a hearing for June 13 to consider the case against Soliman’s wife and five children
  • Mohamed Sabry Soliman is facing federal hate crime charges and state attempted murder counts and is held on a $10 million bond
  • The June 1 attack targeted Pearl Street Mall demonstrators calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza and injured 15 people and a dog
  • An FBI affidavit reveals Soliman planned the assault for over a year with intent to kill “Zionist people” but threw only two of his 18 Molotov cocktails
  • The Department of Homeland Security is investigating whether Soliman’s wife and children had prior knowledge of or supported the attack