Just weeks before her father’s alleged “terror attack” in Colorado, Habiba Soliman, daughter of suspect Mohamed Soliman, had spoken about how moving to the United States had changed her life and allowed her to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor.In her application for the Best and Brightest award, she credited the family’s move to the US for giving her that chance. “Coming to the USA has fundamentally changed me,” she wrote.“I learned to adapt to new things even if it was hard. I learned to work under pressure and improve rapidly in a very short amount of time,” she added.“Most importantly, I came to appreciate that family is the unchanging support.” Born in Egypt and raised in Kuwait, she said that Kuwait’s residency laws prevented her from attending medical school there. She relocated to the US with her family two years ago and they settled near Colorado Springs, where she enrolled at the Thomas Maclaren School. Habiba said she was inspired to become a doctor after witnessing a surgery that helped her father walk again.Now, Habiba and her family are in US immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) custody following her father’s arrest for a violent antisemitic attack in Boulder on Sunday. Federal officials have confirmed that the family’s visas have been revoked and they are facing expedited deportation.Soliman allegedly threw Molotov cocktails on Sunday at a peaceful march in support of Israeli hostages, injuring 12 people and leaving one in critical condition. Unable to buy firearms due to his immigration status, he is accused of turning to homemade explosives and gasoline to carry out the assault.Authorities say Mohamed Soliman, who had overstayed his visa in March and was in the US illegally, had spent a year planning the attack. He reportedly waited until Habiba had graduated before carrying it out.The FBI and the White House have called the incident a hate-fueled terror attack. Soliman has been charged with federal hate crimes and attempted murder. According to court documents, he told authorities he wanted to “kill all Zionist people,” that he “wished they were all dead,” and that he would “do it again” if he had the chance.Law enforcement sources said Soliman expected the attack to be a suicide mission. He left behind notes for his family, hidden in their apartment.
