ICE re-detains Egyptian mother and five children days after court-ordered release

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Hayam El Gamal and her five children were taken back into ICE custody less than two days after a federal judge ordered their release.
The family had been held for more than 10 months at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, before being released on Thursday.
The family lives in Colorado and was re-detained while complying with a required ICE check-in in the Denver area after their release.
Lawyers said ICE placed the family on a flight that was expected to go to Michigan and could have been followed by removal from the United States.
A federal judge later issued an emergency order or stay that halted the family's immediate removal.
The case has drawn national attention because El Gamal is the ex-wife of Mohamed Soliman, who is accused in connection with a 2025 attack in Boulder.
Court proceedings and reporting cited by multiple outlets said the family has pending immigration or asylum-related proceedings, making their custody and possible removal part of an ongoing legal fight rather than a closed case.

Hayam El Gamal and her five children were taken back into ICE custody less than two days after a federal judge ordered their release.
The family had been held for more than 10 months at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, before being released on Thursday.
The family lives in Colorado and was re-detained while complying with a required ICE check-in in the Denver area after their release.
Lawyers said ICE placed the family on a flight that was expected to go to Michigan and could have been followed by removal from the United States.
A federal judge later issued an emergency order or stay that halted the family's immediate removal.
The case has drawn national attention because El Gamal is the ex-wife of Mohamed Soliman, who is accused in connection with a 2025 attack in Boulder.
Court proceedings and reporting cited by multiple outlets said the family has pending immigration or asylum-related proceedings, making their custody and possible removal part of an ongoing legal fight rather than a closed case.