ICE detained family less than two days after court ordered their release

Hayam El Gamal, whose ex-husband was accused of a fatal firebombing attack in Colorado, and her five children were released after being held in detention for nearly 10 months.

WASHINGTON — An Egyptian family which was released from more than 10 months of immigration detention following court orders was taken into custody again by federal authorities for several hours on Saturday, the family’s legal team said.

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Hayam El Gamal and her five children aged 5 to 18 were detained less than 48 hours after a federal judge had ordered their release, the family’s legal team said in a statement.

The family, which lives in Colorado, was arrested as they complied with a requirement to check in at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Denver, according to The Colorado Sun.