• A federal judge has blocked deportation proceedings against the family of Mohamed Sabry Soliman.
• Soliman is charged with attempted murder and hate crimes following a firebombing in Boulder.
• The judge cited constitutional protections for the family of Soliman, who has been living in the U.S. illegally.
• Authorities report that the attack left multiple victims injured.
• A vigil for the victims is planned at the local Jewish community center.

A federal judge has temporarily halted the deportation of the family of Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the man charged in a recent firebombing attack in Boulder, Colorado. U.S. District Judge Gordon P. Gallagher granted the family's request, highlighting urgent constitutional rights issues. Soliman's wife and five children were taken into custody by U.S. immigration officials on Tuesday, and Judge Gallagher noted that deporting them could cause "irreparable harm" according to Newsweek, NPR, and SFGate.

The judge's order came after Soliman was formally charged with multiple counts, including federal hate crimes stemming from the attack, which occurred during a demonstration for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza. "The court finds that deportation without process could work irreparable harm," Gallagher stated in his ruling, emphasizing the need for protection of the family's rights, according to NPR and SFGate.

Soliman, who has been living in the U.S. illegally since his visa expired, reportedly confessed to planning the attack for over a year, indicating a motive linked to his desire to target individuals he associated with Zionism. Authorities noted that he threw only two of the 18 Molotov cocktails he had prepared, revealing that he was apprehensive about completing his destructive plan. The attack resulted in injuries to 15 individuals and a dog, increasing the urgency surrounding both the legal proceedings and the community’s response, as mentioned in both Newsweek and SFGate.

The family of Soliman, who are all Egyptian citizens, maintain that they had no prior knowledge of his intentions. Attorneys for the family state that punishing relatives for a crime allegedly committed by one member violates fundamental democratic principles. "It is patently unlawful to punish individuals for the crimes of their relatives," they argued, suggesting that efforts to deport them in this context are inappropriate according to NPR and SFGate.

The case against Soliman continues to unfold amid increased tensions regarding antisemitic violence in the United States in light of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. A vigil for the victims of the attack is scheduled at the local Jewish community center, reinforcing community solidarity in response to this incident, as noted by NPR and SFGate.