ARLINGTON, Texas — The family of a Jordanian man arrested by ICE last October is demanding his release following two allegedly near-fatal health scares suffered by his son, for whom he serves as the primary caregiver.
Maher Tarabishi was arrested by ICE on Oct. 28 during a routine check-in at the Dallas ICE Field Office, his family said in a press release issued Monday afternoon. Since that time, the family reports that his son, Wael Tarabishi, has seen his health sharply decline.
Wael Tarabishi is a 30-year-old U.S. citizen living with Pompe disease, his family says. In the last month or so, his family said he has been twice rushed to the hospital. The first came on on Nov. 30, when the family says Wael Tarabishi was rushed to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with sepsis and pneumonia during a five-day stay. Then, on Christmas Eve, the Tarabishi family said Wael was again transported to the hospital, this time due to the displacement of his intragastric tube, which is the only way he can consume food…