Maher Tarabishi, age 62, was taken by ICE last October when he exited his immigration check-in appointment in Texas. He was the primary caregiver for his 30 year old son Wael, who suffers from a chronic muscular condition called Pompe disease. His father provided 24 hour care for many years.
Wael died today, his family told me. Wael’s heath had been declining ever since his father’s detention. He never got to say goodbye to his father. Maher will never see his son again.
Maher came to the United States in 1994. He is not a criminal. He paid taxes. He raised a family. He was attending his immigration check ins reliably. Now that family is destroyed. For what?
If our government has any compassion, Maher Tarabishi should be released from detention now. He should be allowed to attend his son’s funeral. May Wael rest in peace.
Is this what America has become? Is this what we want America to be? Spread the word: #FreeMaherTarabishi
This is ICE shooting a 21 year old American citizen in the eye with a 'Less Lethal round'.
After Six hours of surgery pulling out glass, plastic, and metal. They have lost their left eye forever.
One shard stopped 7mm from his artery which would have killed him if it hit.