Judge Blocks Deportation of Boulder Suspect's Family
A federal judge in Colorado has issued an order blocking the deportation of the family of Egyptian national Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the man accused in Sunday's incendiary attack in Boulder, Colo.
In a Wednesday order, Judge Gordon Gallagher prevented the government from removing Soliman's wife and five children for the time being, saying that deporting them without process could cause irreparable harm.
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