The suspect arrested over the attack had overstayed his visa, according to Stephen Miller, Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy.
In 2022, Soliman arrived in California on a non-immigrant visa that expired in February 2023, multiple sources told CBS News, the BBC’s partner in the US. He had recently been living in Colorado Springs.
Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy, Stephen Miller, said on X that, external Soliman was given a work permit by the Biden administration after he had overstayed his visa. This has not been verified by the BBC.
