Overview

• The petition was filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas seeking the family’s immediate release from ICE custody.
• An immigration judge on Sept. 19 granted a $15,000 bond after finding the mother and five children were not a danger or flight risk, according to court documents.
• DHS invoked an automatic stay less than an hour later, leaving the family detained for months unless a federal judge intervenes.
• Attorneys say the FBI and DHS found no evidence linking the family to the June 1 attack, while DHS has argued they pose a flight risk.
• Mohamed Soliman remains jailed on state and federal charges stemming from the Boulder firebomb attack that killed one person and injured more than a dozen.