Multiple sources, including The Colorado Sun and NBC News, have reported that the family of the suspect implicated in Sunday’s Pearl Street attack, Mohammed Sabry Soliman, has been taken into immigration custody. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed with multiple sources that Soliman’s wife and five children, who live near Colorado Springs, were taken into ICE custody in order for the DHS to investigate “to what extent his family knew about this heinous attack, if they had knowledge of it, or if they provided support to it.”
Mohamed Sabry Soliman, originally from Egypt, arrived in the United States in August 2022 with a six-month B-2 visa. The visa expired in February 2023 and he was granted work authorization in March 2023. According to The Colorado Sun, Soliman filed for asylum in September 2022, but the publication did not confirm with authorities about the status of his petition.
The White House’s official X account posted at 2:12 p.m. on June 3 that the Soliman family is in “ICE custody for expedited removal. THEY COULD BE DEPORTED AS EARLY AS TONIGHT.”
The immigration status of Soliman’s family has not been disclosed by authorities, The Colorado Sun reported.
The Colorado Springs Gazette published a story in April highlighting one of Soliman’s daughters, who is a high school senior. She was recognized by the paper as being one of the “best and brightest” high school seniors in Colorado Springs. The Gazette reported that after overcoming language barriers and becoming fluent in English, she earned academic honors each year and aspires to attend medical school in the U.S.
Soliman was charged in Colorado with attempted first-degree murder after deliberation, attempted first-degree murder with extreme indifference, first-degree assault including against an at-risk victim older than 70, and possession of an incendiary device, according to NBC. He was charged with a federal hate crime Monday. He remains in custody on a $10 million bond.
