A federal judge has ordered the immediate release of Hayam El Gamal and her five children from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention. The family had been held for over 10 months at the Dilley detention center in Texas, connected to Mohamed Soliman, who is accused of a deadly firebomb attack in Boulder, Colorado, last June.
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A federal judge ordered the release of Hayam El Gamal and her five children from ICE detention after over 10 months at the Dilley center in Texas. The family is connected to Mohamed Soliman, accused of a deadly firebomb attack in Boulder, Colorado. They must wear ankle monitors and comply with reporting requirements while their deportation case proceeds.
U.S. District Judge Fred Biery of the Western District of Texas accepted a recommendation from U.S. Magistrate Elizabeth Chestney and ordered the family's release while their deportation case proceeds. El Gamal and her eldest child, 18-year-old Habiba Soliman, will be required to wear ankle monitors and comply with reporting requirements.
The DHS criticized the ruling, calling it an order from an 'activist judge' who was 'releasing this terrorist’s family onto American streets.' The agency stated that the family received medical care and due process. However, the family's legal team argues they had no advance knowledge of Soliman's plans and that their health deteriorated during detention.
Mohamed Soliman has been charged with 12 federal hate crime counts and faces multiple state charges related to the attack, which injured over a dozen people and resulted in one death. The family's legal team emphasizes that an FBI agent testified they knew nothing of the attack and had cooperated with the investigation.
El Gamal was recently taken to an off-site emergency room after experiencing excruciating pain and received a CT scan which showed she had 'fluid around the heart.' The legal team said all five of her children were suffering from depression. El Gamal divorced Soliman after his arrest and condemned the attack.
Just days after their release, immigration authorities re-detained the family on Saturday and sought to swiftly deport them, according to their lawyer. US District Judge Fred Biery granted an emergency order barring their removal. The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The Trump administration has at times flouted court orders barring it from deporting people from the US.
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