"For decades, Maher, 62, had cared for his son as he struggled with a rare genetic condition called Pompe disease, which causes muscle weakness and severe respiratory problems. list of 3 itemsend of list The disease required round-the-clock care and dozens of surgeries, which Maher carefully attended to. But Maher was abruptly separated from Wael last year, as part of United States President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown."
"Maher, a Jordanian national, had lived in the US for years under a so-called supervision order from a court. It allowed him to remain in the country to care for his son, despite a 2006 order calling for his removal. But the conditions of his stay included annual check-ins with ICE, which Maher completed for more than two decades. Over that time, he provided immigration agents with documents explaining his son's complications from his surgeries and the care he needed to survive."
Maher Tarabishi, 62, provided lifelong care for his 30-year-old son Wael, who suffered from Pompe disease causing severe muscle weakness and respiratory problems and requiring round-the-clock care and dozens of surgeries. A court supervision order allowed Maher to stay in the United States to care for Wael despite a 2006 removal order, conditioned on annual ICE check-ins that he completed for more than two decades while submitting medical documentation. On October 28, 2025, ICE detained Maher during a check-in under intensified immigration enforcement. Repeated requests for temporary release were denied, leaving Maher unable to be with Wael when he died and unable to attend Wael's funeral in Arlington, Texas.
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