The ex-wife and children of a man accused of an antisemitic attack were released from federal custody for the second time in three days late Saturday, according to attorneys for the family.

Hayam El Gamal and her five children, ranging from age 5 to 18, had been in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a facility in Dilley, Texas, for nearly a year following the arrest of El Gamal’s then-husband, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, on suspicion of a firebombing attack in Boulder.

The family, who came to the U.S. from Egypt on tourist visas in 2022 and have since applied for asylum, have said they knew nothing about Soliman’s plans. Their attorneys, Eric Lee and Chris Godshall-Bennett, have argued that the family’s constitutional rights have been violated and that they were essentially “kidnapped” in violation of judicial orders on Saturday.

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Fred Biery ordered that the family be released from federal custody. Community members associated with Neighbors of Faith and Conviction, a group of Colorado Springs residents who organized to help support the family, said they picked up the El Gamals from the Texas facility and brought them back to Colorado Springs early Saturday morning.

Later that day, when the family drove to Denver to make a court-ordered check-in with ICE, they were detained again and flown to Detroit, according to news reports.

About 60 people demonstrated in front of Colorado Springs City Hall on Saturday following the news of the family’s second detainment.

The plane was rerouted and returned to Denver after Biery and another federal judge, Nina Wang, issued orders to halt their deportation.

“ICE has been forced to turn (the El Gamal family’s) flight around. Nice try,” Godshall-Bennett posted on X Saturday.

“What took place today can only be described as an extraordinary rendition,” Lee said in a social media post. “5 kids/mom kidnapped by feds in violation of multiple court orders as punishment for crimes committed by someone else.”

In a statement, Lauren Bis, acting assistant secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, defended the order to deport the El Gamal family.

“Despite receiving full due process, this activist judge appointed by Bill Clinton is releasing this terrorist’s family AGAIN,” Bis stated.

“Under President Trump, DHS will continue to fight for the removal of those who have no right to be in our country — especially terrorists and their associates. We are confident the courts will ultimately vindicate us.”

Neither the El Gamals’ attorneys, nor the ICE field office in Denver, responded to requests for comment on Sunday.

Soliman is in federal custody and faces state and federal charges, including hate crimes and attempted murder. He has pleaded not guilty. The June 1 firebombing, which was aimed at a group participating in a solidarity walk in support of Israeli hostages, resulted in eight people being hospitalized for burns and other injuries. One victim died of her injuries later that month.

El Gamal and her children have not been charged with a crime.