ICE prepares to deport family of Boulder attacker
U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is preparing to deport the family of Boulder 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 involvement in 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 tweet 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.
Wednesday's DHS statement mirrors Noem's earlier remarks that the family will face questioning.
'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. I am continuing to pray for the victims of this attack and their families. Justice will be served,' Noem said in a Tuesday video.
Soliman, who has been accused of attacking Boulder demonstrators pushing for the return of Israeli hostages in Gaza, was charged with a federal hate crime in the wake of admitting he spent a year planning it and singled out a group he called 'Zionist,' according to the FBI.
Soliman and his family came to the U.S. in August 2022, with the defendant applying for asylum the next month.
According to DHS, the family includes his 41 year-old wife, 18-year old daughter, and then four other children all still identified as minors. All have Egyptian citizenship. DHS gave no timeline for the planned deportations.
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