Family of Colorado Firebombing Suspect Taken Into Custody, Visas Revoked

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Tuesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested and detained the family of Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the suspect in the attack in Boulder, Colorado. 

The Details: The State Department revoked the visas of Soliman’s wife and children after the attack, and Noem announced on social media that DHS will investigate whether they knew about the attack in advance. 

For Context: Soliman entered the US legally in 2022 on a tourist visa that expired in February 2023. He had applied for asylum in 2022, and his case was still pending at the time of the attack.

Key Quotes: State Secretary Marco Rubio wrote on X, “In light of yesterday’s horrific attack, all terrorists, their family members, and terrorist sympathizers here on a visa should know that under the Trump Administration we will find you, revoke your visa, and deport you.”

How the Media Covered It: New York Times (Lean Left bias) included quotes from Noem, Rubio, and other members of the Trump administration but also wrote that the White House “trumpeted the arrests on social media.” BBC (Center) included information about Soliman’s family members, including the fact that his daughter was recently awarded a scholarship by a local Colorado newspaper. Fox News (Right) noted that in addition to the state-level charges of violence, Soliman has been charged with “a hate crime involving actual or perceived race, religion or national origin” at the federal level.

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