The Trump administration received excellent news this week after a federal judge allowed the deportation proceedings against the family of a man accused of firebombing a solidarity walk for Israeli hostages.

According to the Washington Examiner, the family of Mohamed Sabry Soliman had their legal challenge against the deportation dismissed by a federal judge, opening the door for the proceedings to finalized. 

The dismissal came down via a ruling from Judge Orlando Garcia of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

The judge found that the Trump administration had followed all of the proper procedures for the proceedings and noted that the federeal court "lacks jurisdiction to grant Petitioners the relief they seek."

What's going on?

Notably, Soliman's family had filed a legal challenge to prevent a possible expedited deportation proceeding. The government denied that it was even taking that route in the case.

The legal challenge wasn't complex, as the government claimed the man's family was "placed into ordinary removal proceedings."

Because of that, Judge Garcia noted that the case was moot, since they were suing for something that technically wasn't even happening. The judge went as far as placing blame on the White House's social media posts for reportedly causing confusion as to what kind of deportation proceedings were taking place.

The judge made his concern clear in the court order dismissing the lawsuit.

"The confusion over whether Petitioners were being subjected to expedited removal was incited by social media posts issued by the White House on June 3, 2025—the day Petitioners were taken into custody by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers," Judge Garcia wrote.

The outlet noted:

The confusion seemed to come from a pair of social media posts from the White House, including one that claimed the family was "in ICE custody for expedited removal" and could be "deported as early as tonight." The other post said, "Six One-Way Tickets for Mohamed’s Wife and Five Kids" and a "Final Boarding Call Coming Soon."

Case closed

The judge made it clear when closing the case that Immigration and Nationality Act procedures "precludes judicial review."

Soliman is facing a heap of legal trouble for his actions.

The outlet noted:

Soliman has been charged with various crimes related to the June 1 attack, deemed by the FBI as a "targeted terror attack.” The charges levied against Soliman include 12 federal hate crime charges and dozens of state charges, including two counts of first-degree murder.

One of the people attacked in the walk died from their injuries, and several were hurt.