A federal judge in Denver issued an order Wednesday to prevent the deportation of the wife and five children of the Egyptian man suspected in the firebombing attack on demonstrators in Boulder who were calling for the release of Israeli hostages.

U.S. District Judge Gordon P. Gallagher granted a request from the family of Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, to halt deportation proceedings of his wife and children, who were taken into federal custody Tuesday by U.S. immigration officials.

Gallagher ordered the government not to remove the six family members from Colorado to preserve the court’s jurisdiction on the matter.

The deportation hold will stand until it is lifted by the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, or the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the judge wrote in the two-page temporary restraining order.

“The Court finds that deportation without process could work irreparable harm and an order must issue without notice due to the urgency this situation presents,” Gallagher wrote in the order issued at 2:01 p.m.

The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday confirmed officials had detained Soliman’s wife, Hayam Salah Alsaid Ahmed El Gamal, 41, and his 18-year-old daughter, Habiba Mohamed Sabrey Farag Soliman.

Authorities also detained his four minor children, two sons and two daughters, but did not name the younger children or detail their ages. All are Egyptian citizens.

Mohamed Sabry Soliman is accused of carrying out a terror attack on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall on Sunday. He is alleged to have shouted “Free Palestine” and used a makeshift flamethrower and Molotov cocktails to burn people who had gathered on the popular pedestrian mall for a weekly demonstration urging the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.

The Boulder County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday increased the number of victims in the attack, saying 15 people and a dog were hurt; all are expected to survive. Their ages range from 25 to 88, and include eight women and seven men.

“We continue to work closely with our federal, state and local partners in strong response to this horrific attack,” District Attorney Michael Dougherty said in a statement. “We are united in our commitment to pursuing justice for all the victims, their many loved ones, and this community. We stand with the Jewish community and the people of Colorado against hate and terror.”

Boulder spokesperson Jamie Barker said the dog suffered minor injuries, but no other details about the animal were available.

Soliman is expected to be charged in state court Thursday with dozens of criminal counts, including attempted murder. He has already been charged with a federal hate crime count in connection with the attack, which has shaken Colorado’s Jewish community.

Soliman lived in the Colorado Springs area with his family.

He spent 17 years living in Kuwait before he, his wife and five children arrived in the U.S. on Aug. 27, 2022, according to Homeland Security. They were granted entry to the U.S. until Feb. 26, 2023. Solliman overstayed his visa and applied for political asylum in Denver on Sept. 29, 2022, listing his wife and children as dependents, according to Homeland Security.

Soliman was granted a work authorization in March 2023, but that also expired.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

Daily Camera reporter Nicky Andrews and Denver Post reporter Jessica Alvarado Gamez contributed to this report.

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Mohamed Soliman’s wife and five children have been in ICE custody.

The wife and children of Boulder, Colorado, terrorism suspect Mohamed Soliman are in ICE custody.

The wife and children of Boulder, Colorado, terrorism suspect Mohamed Soliman are in ICE custody.

The wife and children of Boulder, Colorado, terrorism suspect Mohamed Soliman are in ICE custody.

The wife and children of Boulder, Colorado, terrorism suspect Mohamed Soliman are in ICE custody.

A federal judge has blocked the deportation of the family of Mohamed Soliman, the suspect in Sunday’s Boulder, Colorado, Molotov cocktail attack, according to court records.

Federal Judge Gordon P. Gallagher said in a filing that federal authorities “shall not remove” Soliman’s wife and their five children from the United States “unless or until this Court or the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacates this Order.”

Soliman’s wife and five children — who are all Egyptian citizens — were taken into the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and were being processed for expedited removal, the Department of Homeland Security had said.

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But the family filed a suit contesting their deportation, court records show.

The judge set a deadline of Friday for the plaintiff to submit briefs and set a hearing for June 13.

Soliman, also an Egyptian citizen, was arrested after allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails at a group of marchers advocating for the release of Israeli hostages outside the Boulder courthouse on Sunday, injuring 15 people, prosecutors said.

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He lived in Kuwait for 17 years before moving to Colorado Springs three years ago, according to court documents, and has been in the U.S. on an expired tourist visa, officials said. He was granted a work permit, but that had also expired in March.

Soliman allegedly said he had been planning Sunday’s attack for one year but waited until his daughter graduated from high school last Thursday to carry it out, state and federal documents said.

Soliman tried to buy a handgun at a sporting goods store in November but was denied, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.He tried to buy the weapon on Nov. 22, 2024, but was denied based on National Instant Criminal Background Check System, according to the bureau.

The reason for his denial wasn’t disclosed. He didn’t appeal the denial, the bureau said.

About a month later, on Dec. 30, 2024, CBI denied his application for a concealed handgun permit.

After Soliman was arrested, he allegedly told investigators that he took a concealed carry class to learn how to fire a gun, but “had to use Molotov cocktails (for the attack) after he was denied the purchase of a gun due to him not being a legal citizen,” state court documents said.

Soliman said he used YouTube to learn how to make the Molotov cocktails, documents said. Sixteen unused Molotov cocktails were within “arm’s reach” when he was arrested, the FBI said.

Soliman is accused of attacking a group advocating for the hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas.

Soliman has been charged with a federal hate crime and state charges, including 16 counts of attempted first-degree murder, according to court documents. He appeared in court virtually on Monday. He has yet to enter a plea.

Soliman told police “he wanted to kill all Zionist people and wished they were all dead,” court documents said. “SOLIMAN stated he would do it (conduct an attack) again.”

He “said this had nothing to do with the Jewish community and was specific in the Zionist group supporting the killings of people on his land (Palestine),” documents said.

ABC News’ Kevin Shalvey and Emily Shapiro contributed to this report.

The man accused of attacking a group with makeshift flamethrowers in Boulder, Colo., told authorities he had planned the attack for more than a year. Photo: @OpusObscuraX via Storyful/Chet Strange/Getty Images

A federal judge in Colorado has issued an order blocking the deportation of the family of Egyptian national Mohamed Sabry Soliman , the man accused in Sunday’s incendiary attack in Boulder, Colo.

In a Wednesday order, Judge Gordon Gallagher prevented the government from removing Soliman’s wife and five children for the time being, saying that deporting them without legal process could cause irreparable harm.