Judge Blocks Deportation in Colorado Hate Crime Case

A federal judge in Colorado, Gordon Gallagher, has temporarily blocked the deportation of Mohamed Soliman's wife and five children, all Egyptian citizens, after Soliman was charged with a hate crime and attempted murder for a Molotov cocktail attack at a pro-Israel rally in Boulder. The family, who arrived in the U.S. on tourist visas in August 2022 and have not been charged with any crime, were detained as the Department of Homeland Security investigates their possible knowledge of or involvement in the attack. Soliman reportedly told authorities his family was unaware of his plans. The judge ruled that deporting the family without due process could cause irreparable harm and scheduled a further hearing for June 13. The Trump administration, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, had advocated for aggressive deportation policies targeting those linked to terrorism even by association. The case underscores tensions between executive immigration enforcement and judicial protection of due process rights.