GREAT NEWS!

The El Gamal family was ordered released by a federal judge on Thursday, April 23. Their attorneys welcomed them as they safely departed the Dilley detention center.

Today is a day of deep gratitude, relief, and joy.

We offer profound thanks to the legal team, whose skill, courage, and steady commitment helped secure this outcome. For nearly a year, they fought tirelessly, presented the facts, challenged injustice, and never wavered in their defense of this family. Their work has been a powerful reminder of why legal advocacy matters.

To the people of Colorado Springs and the many local friends of the El Gamal family: thank you. Our community has carried this burden together. Hundreds of neighbors devoted countless hours to advocacy, organized support, visited, wrote letters, made calls, raised funds, and stood faithfully for truth and justice. We are deeply grateful, and we are ready to welcome this family home and walk beside them in the long road of healing ahead.

We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to the thousands of people across the United States who stood with this family—those who shared their story, contacted elected officials, prayed, marched, protested, donated, encouraged, and refused to let their suffering be unseen. Your voices mattered. Your compassion mattered. Your persistence mattered.

THANK YOU- to the offices of Jeff Crank, John Hickenlooper, and Michael Bennet. Thank you for hearing concerns from constituents, receiving community members, and taking the time to listen during a painful and urgent season. Public service is at its best when leaders remain accessible to the people they represent.

THANK YOU- to the federal judges who carefully reviewed the evidence, applied the law, and upheld due process. An independent judiciary is one of the great safeguards of a free society. When courts weigh facts fairly and protect legal rights, they strengthen public trust and honor the principles on which this nation was built.

THANK YOU- to the press and journalists who took the time to report the nuances and complexities of this story with care and integrity. Thank you for elevating the voices of this family and others in detention, asking hard questions, and helping the public understand what was at stake. Your work ensured that this story was not hidden in silence, but seen and heard by the wider world. It is a powerful reminder that a free and independent press—one not controlled by government power or financial interests—is essential to a healthy democracy and a free society.

This moment is also a reminder of enduring American ideals: that justice should be guided by evidence, that every person deserves due process, that government power must be checked, and that human dignity does not depend on status, wealth, or popularity. Freedom, fairness, and equal treatment under the law are not small values—they are foundational.

And above all, we give thanks to God, who sees every person, hears every cry, and remains near to the weary and oppressed. We thank Him for sustaining this family, strengthening those who advocated, guiding those who fought for justice, and opening a path forward when the road seemed closed. We pray for peace, restoration, and healing in the days ahead.

This is not the end of the story. It is the beginning of a new chapter—one marked by safety, recovery, and hope. We will continue to share updates and news coverage as they become available.

Today, we rejoice. Today, a family is free.