Egyptian family of six taken back into ICE custody days after being released
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- An Egyptian family of six, including Hayam El Gamal and her five children, was taken back into ICE custody after being released from a Texas detention facility due to a court order violation, according to their attorney Eric Lee.
- The family was on a private jet in Denver headed to Egypt when detained, with Lee calling the situation a "brazen violation of separation of powers."
- The El Gamal family had been held for 10 months at the Dilley detention center, one of the longest detention periods for a family during the Trump administration, amid criticism over the facility's conditions.
- Hayam El Gamal was arrested in June 2025 related to her husband Mohamed Sabry Soliman, who faces federal hate crime charges for allegedly throwing molotov cocktails at a crowd protesting for Gaza hostages.
- The Department of Homeland Security has not commented on the specifics of the court order violation leading to the family's re-detention.
