"There is no precedent in the history of the United States for the type of collective family-based punishment," Eric Lee, an attorney for the suspect's wife and kids, said.

Immigration officials took the family of the man charged in the Boulder, Colorado, Molotov cocktail attack into custody, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed Tuesday. The big picture: The Department of Homeland Security alleged the attacker was in the country illegally after his B2 visa expired in February 2023.