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Federal immigration authorities took the family members of the Boulder, Colorado
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terror suspect and Egyptian national into ICE custody. Department of Homeland Security
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Kristi Noem said in a post on X. Now, Mohammed's despicable actions will be prosecuted to the
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fullest extent of the law. But we're also investigating to what extent his family
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knew about this horrific attack, if they had any knowledge of it or if they provided support
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to it. 45-year-old Mohammed Suleiman is accused of wounding 12 people, unleashing a makeshift
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flamethrower and Molotov cocktails into a pro-Israel crowd in Boulder Sunday. Suleiman disguised
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himself as a gardener when he approached the crowd shouting, free Palestine, and throwing two Molotov
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cocktails, according to court documents. Authorities say Suleiman had overstayed his work visa and was
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residing in the U.S. unlawfully. Federal immigration authorities have now taken Suleiman's wife and
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five children into custody. The official White House account posted to social media saying
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Justin, the wife and five children of illegal alien Mohammed Suleiman, the suspect in the
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anti-Semitic firebombing of Jewish Americans, have been captured and are now in ICE custody
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for expedited removal. They could be deported as early as tonight. Suleiman's family is undergoing
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expedited removal proceedings, a process that allows for deportation without a formal court
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hearing. He's being held in the Boulder County Jail on a $10 million cash bond and scheduled
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to appear in court Friday. For Straight Arrow News, I'm Lauren Keenan. If you want more on
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