Khaberni - The U.S. federal authorities have re-detained an Egyptian family on Saturday, after they had previously been released last week by a court order, following more than ten months of detention in an immigration facility.
The family's legal team stated in a declaration that Hiyam Al-Gamal and her five children, whose ages range from 5 to 18 years, were re-detained less than 48 hours after a federal judge issued an order for their release, without addressing the reason for the family’s detention again on Saturday after Thursday’s ruling.
The Colorado Sun has reported that the family residing in the state of Colorado were arrested while heading to an office belonging to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in Denver, in compliance with a mandatory procedure.
The family's legal team added that the immigration agency transferred the family to a plane that was headed to Michigan in preparation for later deporting them outside the United States to an undisclosed destination.
Likewise, later on, attorney Eric Lee said that a federal court agreed to an emergency request to stop the deportation process.
The family was first arrested in June last year and detained in an immigration facility, in one of the longest periods of family detention under U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration.
These events follow the ex-husband of Hiyam Al-Gamal, Mohamed Sabry Suleiman, being accused of attempted murder, assault, and committing a federal hate crime after an attack with incendiary bombs in Boulder, Colorado last year.
The family has confirmed that they had no connection to the attack nor were they aware of any plans related to it while the judicial authorities continue to review the case and the associated proceedings.
President Donald Trump defends his strict campaign on immigration as a necessary measure to curb illegal migration and reduce crime rates. Conversely, critics and human rights organizations argue that the Department of Homeland Security's campaign violates proper legal procedures and infringes on freedom of speech.
Legal battle
The legal battle continues between President Trump's administration and the judiciary over immigration, as the administration has presented a "striking" legal argument before the Supreme Court, asserting that the judiciary does not have the authority to review or intervene in its decisions regarding the cancellation of "temporary protected status" for hundreds of thousands of immigrants.
These actions are part of a broader campaign led by Trump since his return to the White House in January 2025, aimed at tightening both regular and irregular immigration.
Under the 1990 Immigration Act, temporary protected status is a classification that allows immigrants from countries experiencing wars or natural disasters, or other crises, to live and work in the United States as long as returning to their countries exposes them to danger.
The Trump administration perceives its vision of presidential authority as broad, against a limited view of the judiciary's jurisdiction in cases of national sovereignty and homeland security.
