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The wife and all five children of Colorado terror suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman have been arrested by federal immigration agents and will be swiftly deported, sources told The Post.

Soliman, 45 — an Egyptian national who is accused of injuring 12 people with a homemade flamethrower and Molotov cocktails during an antisemitic attack in Boulder — was living in the US illegally for two months after his legal status expired on March 28.


  Law enforcement officers arrest Colorado terrorist suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman. X/@OpusObscuraX via REUTERS Law enforcement officers arrest Colorado terrorist suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman. X/@OpusObscuraX via REUTERS

  Soliman’s mugshot after his arrest. Boulder Police Department/Handout via REUTERS Soliman’s mugshot after his arrest. Boulder Police Department/Handout via REUTERS

Following his arrest on Sunday, ICE and Homeland Security Investigation agents have taken his family into federal custody, a Department of Homeland Security official told The Post.

Mohamed’s despicable actions will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, but we’re also investigating to what extent his family knew about this horrific attack, if they had knowledge of it, or if they provided support to it,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement. 

“I am continuing  to pray for the victims of this attack and to all their families, our thoughts and our prayers go out to all of them,” she added. “I want them to know that justice will be served.  

Soliman’s family — who were stripped of their visa status — are currently being held at a Dilley detention facility in southern Texas, sources told The Post. Officials intend to deport the family using expedited removal.

Soliman, 45, arrived in the US in August 2022 on a tourist visa that permitted him to stay in the country until February 2023. 

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  Soliman’s home in Colorado Springs was seen on June 2, 2025. Toby Canham for the NY Post Soliman’s home in Colorado Springs was seen on June 2, 2025. Toby Canham for the NY Post

  The inside of Soliman’s home seen through a window. Toby Canham for the NY Post The inside of Soliman’s home seen through a window. Toby Canham for the NY Post

He then filed for work authorization that granted him legal status until March of this year. His asylum request was still pending at the time of the attack.

Soliman allegedly told police he waited until his daughter graduated high school to carry out the attack. 

He penned messages to his wife and five children and hid them in a desk drawer before carrying out the attack 100 miles away from his Colorado Springs home, police said. 


  Children’s toys seen scattered outside of Soliman’s residence. Toby Canham for the NY Post Children’s toys seen scattered outside of Soliman’s residence. Toby Canham for the NY Post

  Food and other items seen on a table inside Soliman’s home. Toby Canham for the NY Post Food and other items seen on a table inside Soliman’s home. Toby Canham for the NY Post

The suspect allegedly told police he hated Jewish people and wanted to “kill all Zionist people” as he targeted participants of the Run For Their Lives event, which was organized to show solidarity for the Israeli hostages in Gaza. 

Soliman reportedly shouted, “Free Palestine!,” as he sprayed members of the group with 87 octane gasoline from a garden hose he had fashioned into a makeshift flamethrower.

Of the 12 people injured, eight victims — four men and four women between the ages of 52 and 88 — were transported to nearby hospitals for treatment. 

Soliman remains in custody and is charged with federal hate crimes and 16 counts of attempted first-degree murder. He faces up to 624 years behind bars if convicted.

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