DHS Detains Family of Colorado Fire Attack Suspect Soliman, According to Noem

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U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testifies before the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on oversight of the Department of Homeland Security, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters

Federal immigration agents on Tuesday took into custody the family of Mohamed Soliman, the man accused of attempted murder in the fire attack on demonstrators in Colorado, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stated in a social media post. Noem indicated that authorities are investigating whether Soliman's family had knowledge of or supported the attack conducted by the 45-year-old Egyptian national in Boulder, which targeted a group advocating for the release of Israeli hostages by the militant group Hamas. Soliman is married and is the father of five, residing in Colorado Springs.

"Today, @DHSgov and @ICEGov are taking the family of the suspect in the Boulder, Colorado incident, Mohamed Soliman, into ICE custody," Noem said in her post on X. 

Boulder attack suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman appears in a jail booking photograph following his arrest in Boulder, Colorado, on June 2, 2025. Boulder Police Department | Via Reuters

"This individual will face prosecution to the fullest extent of the law. We are investigating the extent to which his family was aware of this heinous attack, whether they had any knowledge of it, or if they provided any support," Noem wrote. "I am continuing to pray for the victims of this attack and their families. Justice will be served."

According to the Department of Homeland Security, Soliman entered the U.S. legally in August 2022 on a visa typically issued to tourists and applied for asylum the following month. His visa expired in February 2023, but Soliman has not exhausted legal efforts to remain in the country.

Court documents reveal that Soliman confessed to authorities that he had plotted the attack for a year, choosing to execute it after his daughter's graduation. He allegedly shouted "Free Palestine!" while attacking the demonstrators with a makeshift flamethrower and Molotov cocktails, resulting in eight individuals being hospitalized with burns.

He faces multiple charges in state court, including attempted murder, assault, and possession of an incendiary device, with a bond set at $10 million for this case. In federal court, he is also charged with a hate crime related to targeting the group based on their religion or ethnicity.

Statements from authorities indicate that Soliman expressed a desire for harm against the group, stating that he had "no regrets" about the attack and would "go back and do it again," according to Colorado Acting U.S. Attorney J. Bishop Grewell.