BOULDER, Colo. —
The family of the Egyptian national charged with attempted murder after an antisemitic Molotov cocktail attack in Boulder, Colorado, has been taken into ICE custody, a DHS official told CNN Tuesday.
The suspected attacker, Mohamed Soliman , has a wife and five children, according to court filings. The U.S. immigration status of those six family members, who are currently being held in Florence, Colorado, is unclear.
The FBI identified Soliman as the lone suspect in the attack, in which he is accused of using a makeshift flamethrower and Molotov cocktails to set people on fire at an event in Boulder held in support of hostages in Gaza.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed Tuesday that Soliman’s family has been taken in ICE custody, adding that federal