Attorney for Colorado Springs family of Boulder bomb attack suspect demands they be released from ICE custody
By Brett Forrest, KOAA
An attorney for the family of Boulder’s Pearl Street attack suspect is demanding the release of the family from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, where they’ve been held for four months.
Mohamed Soliman was arrested after throwing makeshift Molotov cocktails, or firebombs, at peaceful demonstrators on Boulder’s popular Pearl Street Mall. One person died as a result of the June 1 attack, and a dozen more were injured.
The demonstrators met and marched weekly, pushing for the release of Israeli hostages from Hamas.
Soliman and his family lived in El Paso County, and according to the family attorney, the family has been legally in the U.S. since 2022, seeking lawful asylum from Egypt.
On Monday, family immigration attorney Eric Lee filed a petition for habeas corpus, demanding the release of Soliman’s wife, Hayam El Gamal, and her five children. The children are aged 4 to 18.
During Soliman’s court hearings, the FBI confirmed the family had no involvement in the attack, and the Department of Homeland Security similarly found no evidence, attorneys said.
Lee revealed an immigration judge granted bond for the family on Sept. 19 after determining they weren’t subject to mandatory detention and posed neither a danger to the community nor a flight risk.
According to court documents, DHS filed what’s known as an automatic stay less than an hour later, keeping the family in detention for several months longer unless a federal judge intervenes.
Soliman is facing state and federal charges for the attack.
