Trump blames Colorado attack on Biden’s ‘open border’ policy

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official revealed that 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman of Colorado Springs had overstayed his visa and was in the country illegally.

By Vered Weiss, World Israel News

US President Donald Trump took to social media to blame the attack in Boulder on Sunday that wounded eight people on the Biden administration’s “open border” immigration policy.

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official revealed that 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman of Colorado Springs had overstayed his visa and was in the country illegally.

Those injured were attending a gathering in Boulder organized by Run for Their Lives, an organization that raises awareness on behalf of the hostages still in Gaza.

Trump wrote on Truth Social, “He came in through Biden’s ridiculous Open Border Policy, which has hurt our Country so badly. He must go out under the ‘TRUMP’ Policy. Acts of Terrorism will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law,” Trump wrote. “This is yet another example of why we must keep our Borders SECURE, and deport Illegal, Anti-American Radicals from our Homeland.”

Soliman, originally from Egypt, had been planning the attack for a year and declared that he “wanted to kill all Zionist people and wished they were all dead.”

The FBI is investigating the incident as a terror attack and as a potential hate crime.

“It is clear that this is a targeted act of violence, and the FBI is investigating this as an act of terrorism,” FBI Special Agent in Charge Mark D. Michalek said in a press conference Sunday. “It’s our job — the FBI, the Boulder police, and our law enforcement and community partners — to bring these criminals to justice and keep these communities safe.”

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported that the suspect arrived in the US on a B2 non-immigrant visa in August 2022. A month later, he applied for asylum. Although his visa permitted him to remain in the Country until February 2023, he did not depart when it expired.

The B2 visa is intended for short-term visits and is typically granted to individuals traveling for tourism, leisure, or medical reasons.

“This individual, this terrorist, was allowed into this country by the previous administration, was foolishly given a tourism visa, and then was illegally allowed to stay,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Monday afternoon. “These individuals are going to be deported, and we’re not going to tolerate such violence in our country.”