A makeshift flamethrower and Molotov cocktails turned a quiet Colorado day into a fiery nightmare, courtesy of a man who shouldn’t have been here. Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an unauthorized migrant, now faces charges of attempted murder and assault after attacking twelve elderly victims, as Breitbart reports. His story exposes the gaping holes in America’s immigration system.
Soliman, who injured twelve people aged 52 to 88 with burns ranging from minor to severe, arrived in the U.S. on a tourist visa in August 2022. The assault against a group peacefully marching in support of hostages held by Hamas, was executed with chilling precision and left all victims hospitalized. This single sentence captures the chaos: one man, illegally overstaying, unleashed terror on Boulder’s vulnerable.
The man's overstay of his initial visa, which was valid only until February 2023, was ignored as he lingered unlawfully. Shockingly, the Biden administration granted him a work permit in March 2023, despite his expired visa status. That permit, now expired since March 2024, raises questions about bureaucratic negligence.
Soliman’s history with U.S. immigration is a red flag waved in vain. Twenty years ago, he was denied a visa, yet he slipped through in 2022. The system’s failure to track overstays let him roam free until his violent outburst.
Now in custody in Colorado, Soliman faces a $10 million cash bond, a figure prosecutors hope will keep him locked up. His attack, police say, was a solo act, with no evidence thus far that his wife or five children knew his plans. A phone left in a desk drawer with messages to his family suggests he acted in secrecy.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed Tuesday that Soliman’s wife and children are in custody. “We are investigating to what extent his family knew about this heinous attack,” Noem said. Her words hint at a broader probe, but so far, the family’s ignorance seems plausible.
The White House has signaled the likelihood deportation for Soliman’s family, a move that underscores the consequences of illegal presence. Noem’s scrutiny of their involvement is a necessary step but deporting them without evidence of complicity feels to some like justice with a heavy hand. Still, the law demands accountability.
Soliman’s daughter, recently celebrated by a Colorado Springs newspaper with a scholarship, painted a rosy picture of her American dream. “Coming to the USA has fundamentally changed me,” she wrote in her application. That change, it seems, didn’t extend to her father’s disregard for the law.
She also gushed, “I came to appreciate that family is the unchanging support.” Her words, dripping with irony, clash with her father’s covert violence. Scholarships don’t erase the stain of a parent’s crimes.
The Biden administration’s decision to grant Soliman a work permit despite his illegal status is a head-scratcher. It’s as if the left hand of government didn’t know what the right was doing -- or didn’t care. This lapse let a ticking time bomb walk free.
Twelve elderly victims, now scarred by burns, are the human cost of this oversight. Their ages -- 52 to 88 -- highlight the cruelty of targeting the defenseless. Soliman’s choice of weapons, a flamethrower and Molotov cocktails, reeks of premeditated malice.
Prosecutors’ $10 million bond demand reflects the gravity of Soliman’s actions. Colorado’s courts aren’t playing games with a man who turned a quiet community into a war zone. Justice, at least for now, is holding firm.
Soliman’s undetected overstay since February 2023 points to a porous immigration system. How does someone denied entry two decades ago waltz in and stay without a whisper of enforcement? The answer lies in a bureaucracy bogged down by progressive policies that prioritize feelings over facts.
His family’s detention, while legally sound, stirs debate about collective punishment. If they truly knew nothing, as police documents suggest, their deportation might fuel the left’s narrative of a heartless system. But laws aren’t suggestions -- they’re mandates.
Boulder’s wounds will heal, but the scars of this attack run deeper than skin. Soliman’s rampage is a wake-up call: secure borders and rigorous enforcement aren’t optional. America deserves better than a system that lets chaos slip through the cracks.
