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Judge asserts authority to stop deportation of Pearl Street Mall attacker’s family

Denver7 · 🇮🇱 public Israel · · 389 words · By Joe Vaccarelli
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A federal judge Friday gave attorneys more time before making a final ruling on a motion to block the deportation of the Boulder Pearl Street Mall attacker’s family, but told prosecutors he had jurisdiction to step in if the family was detained.

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What happened

A federal judge Friday gave attorneys more time before making a final ruling on a motion to block the deportation of the Boulder Pearl Street Mall attacker’s family, but told prosecutors he had jurisdiction to step in if the family was detained.

Why it matters

Mohamed Soliman, 46, the man charged in federal court with multiple hate crimes for the June 1, 2025 attack on a group of peaceful protesters demanding the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza, filed a motion on May 3 to block his family’s deportation.

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Watch the latest on this story in the video below: The motion stated that his family would be material witnesses if federal prosecutors sought the death penalty.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “filed a motion on May 3 to block his family’s deportation”
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Multiple web search results confirm that lawyers for Soliman's family filed a motion to block their deportation, and one source specifically mentions the motion was filed by Soliman on May 3.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Avenir Sportif de Soliman (Arabic: المستقبل الرياضي بسليمان), known as AS Soliman or simply ASS for short, is a Tunisian football club based in Soliman. The club was founded in 1960 and its colours ar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AS_Soliman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida (Arabic: محمد أمين بن حميدة; born 15 December 1995) is a Tunisian footballer who plays as a left back for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Espérance de Tunis and the Tuni…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Amine_Ben_Hamida
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohamed Soliman may refer to: Mohamed Abid Soliman (born 1945), Egyptian Olympic water polo player Mohamed Sabry Soliman, suspect in the 2025 Boulder fire attack Mohamed Sayed Soliman (born 1958), Eg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Soliman_(disambiguatio…
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Claim 2: “He was sentenced to life in prison without parole”
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Two independent cross-references from ColoradoSun confirm that Soliman faces/was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Mohamed Sabry Soliman faces a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole in the June 1 attack in downtown Boulder
https://coloradosun.com/2026/05/05/man-to-plead-guilty-in-co…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Soliman, 46, is expected to be sentenced to life in prison without parole plus at least 400 years in state court
https://coloradosun.com/2026/05/07/man-pleads-guilty-in-dead…
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Claim 3: “Mohamed Soliman, 46, the man charged in federal court with multiple hate crimes for the June 1, 2025 attack on a group of peaceful protesters demanding the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza”
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Wikipedia and multiple web search results confirm Mohamed Sabry Soliman, age 46, attacked protesters demanding the release of Israeli hostages on June 1, 2025, and is charged with hate crimes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 1, 2025, in Boulder, Colorado, United States, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian man living in Colorado, allegedly used a makeshift flamethrower and Molotov cocktails to attack a group partici…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Boulder_fire_attack
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Calla Mairead Walsh (born June 9, 2004) is an American far-left political activist. Previously a member of, and activist in, the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Walsh abando…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calla_Walsh
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly (born 15 June 1992) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a right winger or right midfielder. He captains the Egypt national team. At club level, he las…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Salah
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Claim 4: “Soliman’s ex-wife, Hayam El Gamal, also has a motion pending in the courts to allow her family to stay in the country”
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Multiple web search results discuss the legal battle and motions filed by attorneys for Hayam El Gamal and her children to prevent their removal from the U.S.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 25, 2026 · An Egyptian woman and her five children were again taken into US immigration custody by US authorities just days after a federal judge ordered ...
https://www.facebook.com/IndiaToday/posts/an-egyptian-woman-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 25, 2026 · As of early Saturday evening, it was unclear whether Hayam El Gamal and her five children would be allowed to return to the U.S. Federal agents ...
https://www.facebook.com/springsgazette/videos/a-rally-was-h…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 30, 2026 · The account of what happened to Hayam El Gamal and her five children, including details attorneys haven't shared before, shows the prolonged ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/48-frantic-hours-illust…
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Claim 5: “A federal judge Friday gave attorneys more time before making a final ruling on a motion to block the deportation of the Boulder Pearl Street Mall attacker’s family”
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While web results confirm a federal judge issued a restraining order to block deportation on June 4, there is no specific corroboration in the provided evidence for a 'Friday' extension of time for attorneys before a final ruling.
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web search NEUTRAL — A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on June 4 preventing the deportation of Mohamed Soliman’s wife and five children, who had been taken into U.S. custody on expired visas.
https://particle.news/story/judge-blocks-deportation-of-boul…
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web search NEUTRAL — Soliman is also facing charges of 12 federal counts of hate crimes and has entered a plea of not guilty. The court says the family still has other avenues for seeking their release from detention duri…
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/deportation-mohamed-so…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mohamed Soliman, 46, the man charged in federal court with multiple hate crimes for the June 1, 2025 attack on a group of peaceful protesters demanding the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza, filed a…
https://www.denver7.com/news/investigations/judge-asserts-au…
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Claim 6: “Judge John Kane had given prosecutors and defense attorneys two weeks to present more arguments at a May 14 hearing”
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The provided evidence mentions Judge John L. Kane Jr. exists as a senior judge in Colorado, but there is no evidence in the search results confirming he scheduled a May 14 hearing or gave a two-week deadline for this specific case.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chelsea Kane Staub (born September 15, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Stella Malone in the Disney Channel sitcom television series Jonas and the role of Ril…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Kane
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Lawrence Kane Jr. (born February 14, 1937) is an American attorney serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Kane_Jr.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On January 26, 1992, inside their house in Hudson, Florida, a mother-son pair, 55-year-old John Bowers and 75-year-old Madeline Weisser, were murdered by three teenagers during a burglary attempt. Bow…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_John_Bowers_and_Mad…
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Claim 7: “Soliman pleaded guilty to more than 100 state charges in Boulder District Court, including first-degree murder for the death of Karen Diamond”
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Web search results confirm Soliman pleaded guilty to state charges in Boulder court and expressed a desire for the death penalty, and other sources mention he pleaded guilty to 184 felony counts.
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web search NEUTRAL — Muhammad[a][b] (c. 570 CE – 8 June 632 CE) [c] was an Arab religious, military, and political leader, and the founder of Islam. [d] According to Islam, he was the final prophet of God who was divinely…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 · Liban Mohamed, a candidate for Utah's 1st Congressional District, poses for a portrait after an interview with the Deseret News editorial board held at the Deseret News office in Salt La…
https://www.deseret.com/utah/2026/06/02/utah-first-district-…
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web search NEUTRAL — But Soliman told the Boulder court that he would happily accept the maximum punishment available in the U.S. “I wish that this state offered a death penalty,” Soliman said.
https://www.cpr.org/2026/05/07/boulder-firebomb-suspect-plea…
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Claim 8: “Soliman’s ex-wife and five children were detained in the days after the attack and spent months at the Family Detention Center in Dilley, Texas”
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Multiple independent sources (NBC News and other web search results) confirm that Hayam El Gamal and her five children were detained at the Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, for several months.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... The family came to the United States in 2022 from Kuwait. Hayam El Gamal has now divorced Mohamed Soliman since the attack. She and her ex ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/mohamed-soliman-childr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 25, 2026 ... ... Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley. The release capped a ... was charged with hate crimes related to a 2025 attack in Colorado.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/04/25/el-gamal-family-dill…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 23, 2026 ... Hayam El Gamal, whose ex-husband was accused of a fatal firebombing attack in Colorado, and her five children have been held at a facility ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/el-gamal-children-order…
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Claim 9: “set another hearing for 10 a.m. on June 29”
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No evidence in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries confirms a hearing scheduled for June 29 at 10 a.m. by Judge John Kane.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elias Kent Kane (June 7, 1794 – December 12, 1835) was the first Illinois secretary of state and a U.S. senator from Illinois.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_Kane
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On January 26, 1992, inside their house in Hudson, Florida, a mother-son pair, 55-year-old John Bowers and 75-year-old Madeline Weisser, were murdered by three teenagers during a burglary attempt. Bow…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_John_Bowers_and_Mad…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (in case citations, E.D. Pa.) is one of the original 13 federal judiciary districts created by the Judiciary Act of 1789. It o…
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