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 over the weekend, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said.
The White House's official X account tweeted about the family's detention and wrote, "THEY COULD BE DEPORTED AS EARLY AS TONIGHT."
In a subsequent post, the White House said, "Six One-Way Tickets for Mohamed's Wife and Five Kids. Final Boarding Call Coming Soon."
Noem said authorities are investigating whether Soliman's family knew about or supported Sunday's attack by the 45-year-old Egyptian national in Boulder on a group calling for the release of Israeli hostages by the militant group Hamas.
Soliman is married with five children. The family liv