Colorado, US - 'targeted terror attack’, FBI investigating after reports people injured, June 1 2025
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According to the New York Times article posted above, the lawsuit says that the family is part of Soliman's asylum application. They are listed as dependents. So I would think that now that his asylum application no longer applies, then those listed on his application as his dependents would have to file their own asylum application, which hasn't been done, as far as anyone has reported. So I think that the family is likely to be deported due to their overstaying of their tourist visas. JMO.
Thank you for the link! It certainly complicates my opinion regarding the family. If they were part of the father's asylum application then I would think that it has become moot because of what he did. I still sympathize with them but it seems like they have an uphill battle.
But what a terrible thing Mohamed did to the people he attacked and to his family!
I agree, I feel for his children who are definitely victims of his actions.
I was curious so I looked into the asylum process
Affirmative asylum is when you apply for it before deportation proceedings start. Defensive asylum happens if you apply after deportation proceedings start. BBM
Here is directly from the USCIS:
"You may live in the United States while your Form I-589 is pending before USCIS. If you are found ineligible, you can remain in the United States while your Form I-589 is pending with the immigration judge. Asylum applicants are not authorized to work unless you meet certain requirements. For more information, please see Permission to Work in the United States. Affirmative asylum applicants are rarely detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)."
So, since MS applied for asylum about a month after he arrived and was going through the affirmative asylum process, he was legally allowed to live here until he was before an immigration judge even if initially denied by USCIS. So, saying the family is illegally in the US seems like more of a smear than legally correct.
Details at: Obtaining Asylum in the United States | USCIS.
Affirmative asylum is when you apply for it before deportation proceedings start. Defensive asylum happens if you apply after deportation proceedings start. BBM
Here is directly from the USCIS:
"You may live in the United States while your Form I-589 is pending before USCIS. If you are found ineligible, you can remain in the United States while your Form I-589 is pending with the immigration judge. Asylum applicants are not authorized to work unless you meet certain requirements. For more information, please see Permission to Work in the United States. Affirmative asylum applicants are rarely detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)."
So, since MS applied for asylum about a month after he arrived and was going through the affirmative asylum process, he was legally allowed to live here until he was before an immigration judge even if initially denied by USCIS. So, saying the family is illegally in the US seems like more of a smear than legally correct.
Details at: Obtaining Asylum in the United States | USCIS.
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I thought the initial asylum request was rejected. They arrived in 2022, how was that matter not yet resolved? But regardless, it is just seems a bit pointless. They are not going to qualify for asylum. So even at best they are still going to get deported.
The immigrations courts have years of backlog.
I have no idea if the family would qualify for asylum. Apparently 76% of Egyptians that apply for asylum are accepted.
I think the high percentage of Egyptian nationals that are granted asylum are among those immigrants who apply for affirmative asylum, but I don't think the 76% figure applies to Egyptian nationals who are about to be deported and appy for defensive asylum. JMO.
ETA Egyptian natonals who are approved for defensive applications for asylum are not on the top list of countries whose citizens are given such approval.
How many people seek asylum in the US? | USAFacts
Over the past decade, Chinese nationals made up the largest group of asylum seekers from any country.
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But he had left Egypt and had lived in Kuwait for 17 years. I suspect this may have been because he was aligned with Muslim Brotherhood. Which again, is surprising he obtained a visa at all. But again, a reason he would never have gotten asylum, because he was fine in Kuwait.
Since he lived in Kuwait for 17 years, it is likely that his children were born there, as he is now 45 years old. I suppose that the children could still be Egyptian citizens if Kuwait doesn't provide citizenship to children born there whose parents are foreign nationals. Or maybe they have dual citizenship with Kuwait and Egypt.
I really wouldn't know and have very polarized opinions in this case. What the father did is horrific and I think he needs to be tried, serve his time, and if it's somehow not life, deported. But I hate to see his family suffer for what he did. In many countries the family is punished for what a relative does. I hope the United States does not revert to that kind of jurisprudence! "Premodern" as the family's lawyer said.
Don't get me wrong, I have no problem investigating the wife and kids to determine what they knew. And if they had advance knowledge, absolutely deport them. But if they knew nothing then I don't think it is very "American" to ruin their lives for what the father did.
I agree, but if the family are here illegally, having overstayed their visas, then they will be deported, as they should be, according to the law.
Boulder attack suspect makes appearance in federal court in Denver
Mohamed Soliman -- the suspect in the terror attack on a Boulder march for Israeli hostages in Gaza -- appeared in federal court in Denver for the first time.
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Mohamed Soliman -- the suspect in Sunday's terror attack on a Boulder march for Israeli hostages in Gaza -- appeared in federal court in Denver for the first time on Friday afternoon. The 45-year-old Egyptian national faces a federal hate crime . . .
In Friday's hearing, Zoliman appeared alongside a court-appointed attorney and listened to the proceedings through an Arabic translator. He wore a green jumpsuit and burns were visible on the side of his face. A judge set June 18 as the date for his federal preliminary hearing and he was remanded into the custody of U.S. Marshals. The hearing is scheduled to start at 10 a.m.
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Deportation is a civil matter, not criminal. That means it's not punishment, it is merely sending a visitor home and for the safety of the US, they need to go home.
There was a court hearing in Colorado for Soliman's wife and children and the case is being transferred to Texas for immigration hearing/proceedings since the wife and children are now confined in in Texas.
A hearing was scheduled for June 13, which was vacated on Thursday. Judge Gordon Gallagher maintained the restraining order on deporting the family but transferred the case to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.
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Federal judge in Colorado transfers immigration case for family of Boulder terror attack suspect
A federal judge in Colorado has decided to transfer the immigration case involving the wife and children of the suspect in the Boulder terror attack.
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