White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller blamed the Biden administration for allowing into the U.S. the man accused of attacking pro-Israel demonstrators Sunday in Boulder, Colorado, with Molotov cocktails and a home-made flamethrower.
“A terror attack was committed in Boulder, Colorado, by an illegal alien. He was granted a tourist visa by the Biden Administration and then he illegally overstayed that visa,” Mr. Miller said on social media.
“In response, the Biden Administration gave him a work permit. Suicidal migration must be fully reversed,” he said.“Immigration security is national security. No more hostile migration. Keep them out and send them back.”
The suspect has been identified by federal officials as Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, an Egyptian national. He is being held with bail set at $10 million.
Mr. Soliman entered the U.S. in August 2022 on a B2 visa. He filed for asylum in September 2022, according to Tricia McLaughlin, the assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Homeland Security.
His B2 visa, which is usually a tourism visa, expired in February 2023, Ms. McLaughlin said.
The eight victims, four men and four women, ranged in age from 52 and 88, suffered burn injuries when authorities said the attacker used a makeshift flamethrower and threw “incendiary devices” at the rally for releasing Israeli hostages in Gaza.
The suspect yelled “Free Palestine” during the attack, the FBI said.
All of the victims were transported to hospitals to be treated. So far, none have died, but at least one was listed in critical condition on Sunday night.
