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A Texas Man Detained by ICE Was His Disabled Son’s Sole Caregiver. His Son Will Be Laid to Rest without Him
ICE rejected the detained father's humanitarian release request to attend his American son's funeral; the son’s health declined rapidly after the father's arrest, family says.
- On Tuesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement denied Maher Tarabishi's request for temporary release to attend his American son Wael Tarabishi's funeral on Thursday, Ali Elhorr said.
- Maher Tarabishi, 62, was detained on October 28, 2025 during a scheduled ICE check-in after decades under a supervision order permitting him to stay in the U.S. since 1994 to care for his son.
- Maher Tarabishi served as Wael's primary caregiver, providing 24-hour care, while the family says Wael’s health deteriorated without him, leading to hospitalizations including November sepsis and pneumonia.
- Advocates including CAIR criticized ICE's decision after Ali Elhorr filed a motion to reopen Maher's case on January 23 and the family held a news conference, launching a GoFundMe.
- ICE policy allows staff-escorted funeral trips but a director-level decision reversed initial plans for Maher Tarabishi's supervised release, while the family denies ICE's claims linking him to the Palestine Liberation Organization.
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A father held by the ICE was denied permission to attend his son's funeral
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Wael Tarabishi's family expected his father and primary caregiver to be present to say goodbye to his 30-year-old son at his funeral on Thursday. But immigration and customs officers (ICE) denied the family's request to temporarily release his father, Maher Tarabishi, for the funeral service in Joshua, Texas, as the family's lawyer reported in a statement. Now the family is preparing to bury without Maher's presence to Wael, who died last Friday…
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