Family of Boulder Attack Suspect Detained by ICE, Facing Deportation

Family of Boulder Attack Suspect Detained

• 📌 The family of Muhammad Solomon, the man charged in the Boulder attack, has been taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody.
• ⚠️ Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stated that Solomon will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and the DHS will investigate what his family knew about the attack.
• 🏠 Solomon's wife and children entered the US legally on temporary visas, but these have been revoked following the attack.
• ⚖️ While the White House suggested deportation could happen as early as that night, the deportation process is typically not quick, and it's unclear if the family will have a chance to contest it.

Proposed Rule on Asylum Seeker Work Permits

• 📄 A potential new rule is being considered that could prevent asylum seekers from obtaining work permits.
• ⏳ Currently, asylum applicants can request a work permit after 180 days, but the proposed regulation would suspend all work permit applications for asylum seekers.
• 🗓️ Even if the pause is lifted, asylum seekers would have to wait a year, instead of six months, for eligibility.
• 🏛️ A similar regulation by the Trump administration in 2020 was blocked in federal court.