The son of an Arlington who was arrested by immigration authorities in October has died from a rare disease, and his family is begging for ICE to release his father so he can attend his son’s funeral.
Wael Tarabishi, the son of Maher Tarabishi, died at around 2 p.m. Friday in the intensive care unit at Methodist Mansfield Medical Center, according to a press release. He had Pompe disease.
Maher was arrested on Oct. 28 by immigration agents. Before his arrest, Mahel was the primary caretaker for Wael, who had a rare disease that left him unable to move or breathe on his own. Wael was hospitalized on Dec. 24 for a stomach infection, according to his family…