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LiberalArkie

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4. Family of Arlington man detained by ICE calls for release to attend son's funeral

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Thu Jan 29, 2026, 10:21 AM

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Published January 26, 2026 at 11:02 AM CST

The family of an Arlington man detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement last fall is once again pleading for his release – this time to attend his son’s funeral.

Maher Tarabishi has been in ICE custody since late October and remains at the Blubonnet Detention Facility in Anson, about 200 miles west of Dallas.

HIs son, 30-year-old Wael Tarabishi, died over the weekend after a month in the ICU at Mansfield Medical Center from complications related to Pompe disease, a rare genetic condition. He had been hospitalized in December for a stomach infection.

According to a news release sent to KERA from the Tarabishi family, Wael became unconscious after his second surgery.

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https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-01-26/maher-wael-tarabishi-dies-ice-release

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