Disabled man, 30, dies alone after his solo caregiver dad is detained by ICE

[LiberalArkie]

A man with serious disabilities has sadly passed away after his father, who had been his primary caregiver, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement back in October. Now his family has issued one last heartbreaking plea.

Wael Tarabishi, 30, died on Friday, January 23, from complications related to Pompe disease, a rare genetic condition which causes progressive muscle weakness. If left untreated, sufferers will usually die of respiratory complications. His father, Maher Tarabishi, had dedicated himself to caring for his son. Then, on October 28, 2025, everything changed.

During a scheduled annual check-in at the Dallas ICE Field office, Maher, who arrived in the U.S. from Jordan in 1994, was detained and taken into custody at the Blubonnet Detention Facility in Anson, some 200 miles west of Dallas, Texas.

A matter of weeks later, Wael's health declined drastically, which his family have attributed to the extreme stress of the situation. A GoFundMe page set up for the Tarabishi family reads: "Wael's body could no longer handle the stress. We have said before that Maher's daily presence in Wael's life was not optional; rather, it was essential to his survival and well-being."

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