Kristi Noem says DHS investigating if Boulder suspect’s household knew assault plan amid strikes to deport his spouse and youngsters | EUROtoday

Kristi Noem says that the Department of Homeland Security is investigating “the extent” to which the household of the Colorado terror assault suspect knew about his alleged intentions.

The DHS Secretary introduced on Tuesday that the spouse and 5 youngsters of Mohamed Sabry Soliman had been taken into custody by ICE brokers for questioning and should face deportation.

It comes after Soliman, 45, was charged with 16 counts of tried first-degree homicide over the brutal assault on Sunday in Boulder, throughout which he allegedly attacked a bunch of pro-Israeli demonstrators with a “makeshift flamethrower” and Molotov cocktails.

“Today, @DHSgov and @ICEGov are taking the family of suspected Boulder, Colorado terrorist, and illegal alien, Mohamed Soliman, into ICE custody,” Noem introduced in a video on X.

“This terrorist will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. 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.”

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Following his arrest, Soliman reportedly advised authorities he spent a yr planning Sunday’s assault and had researched and particularly focused a “Zionist group.” A complete of 12 folks have been injured within the assault on a “Run For Their Lives” occasion, which was organized in help of the discharge of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.

Eyewitnesses reported that the attacker had shouted “Free Palestine!” earlier than firing the improvised flamethrower – a backyard sprayer crammed with gasoline – and Molotov cocktails on the marchers, in keeping with the FBI.

The injured are understood to be aged between 52 and 88 and have been rushed to hospitals within the Denver metro space, with the eldest amongst them reportedly a Holocaust survivor.

In her assertion, Noem added: “I am continuing to pray for the victims of this attack and their families. Justice will be served.”

Fox News reported that Soliman’s household have been put into proceedings for “expedited removal” from the U.S.

It was beforehand reported that Soliman, an Egyptian nationwide, was residing within the U.S. illegally, having arrived within the nation utilizing an expired visa. He was later granted work authorization lasting till March 2025.

It is unclear what his household’s immigration standing is.