Colarado Firebomb Attack: Was pro-Palestine attacker Mohamed Sabry Soliman an 'illegal alien'?

Time of India

2 days ago

Mohamed Sabry Soliman is an Egyptian national whose visa, which was granted during the Biden administration, expired in March 2025 (Image Credit: X)
Following Sunday's firebomb attack in Colorado, speculation swirled about the suspect's nationality. The incident occurred near a pro-Israel group rallying for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, was arrested and taken to the hospital with minor injuries after his alleged attack on the "Run for Their Lives" group that was gathering on Pearl Street, police said Sunday night.
The speculation turned out to be right: Yes, he was not an American national but an "illegal alien."
According to Fox News citing three sources from homeland security and US immigration and customs enforcement, Soliman, an Egyptian national, entered the United States during the Biden administration and remained beyond his visa expiration.
Records show Soliman entered the US through Los Angeles International Airport on August 27, 2022, on a non-immigrant visa. Although his authorised stay expired on February 2, 2023, he remained in the country after filing a claim with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on September 9, 2022. He received work authorisation on March 29, 2023, valid until March 2024.
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller stated on X: "A terror attack was committed in Boulder, Colorado by an illegal alien.
He was granted a tourist visa by the Biden Administration and then he illegally overstayed that visa. In response, the Biden Administration gave him a work permit. Suicidal migration must be fully reversed."
Witnesses reported that Soliman shouted "Free Palestine" during the incident near the county courthouse on Pearl Street. Authorities responded to reports of an armed individual setting people alight.
The FBI reported that six individuals, aged between 67 and 88, required hospitalisation, with one person in critical condition. FBI deputy director Dan Bongino confirmed the investigation is treating this as an act of "ideologically motivated violence".
Soliman was detained at Boulder County Jail on Sunday evening, with charges pending announcement. His nationality again push people to think that Trump's policy against illegal immigrants might be a right.