was detained in October<\/a>. Wael is a U.S. citizen who suffers from Pompe disease, a rare genetic condition that causes muscle deterioration and has left him bedridden.<\/p>\nSpeaking Tuesday morning outside the Methodist Mansfield Medical Center, family and advocates pleaded for Maher Tarabishi\u2019s humanitarian release so he can care for his son while his case is underway.<\/p>\n
\u201cStudies tell that when the family is there, the patients survive,\u201d said Dr. Bilal Piracha, an ER physician from another hospital who is not treating Wael but is helping the family. \u201cAnd when the families are not there, the patients are in pain.\u201d<\/p>\n
Piracha said the trauma of his father\u2019s detention is affecting Wael\u2019s medical condition. He is not able to eat or drink, and his feeding tube is not working, Piracha asaid.<\/p>\n
Tarabishi\u2019s nephew addressed Trump directly as he spoke.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy uncle has never done anything wrong in this country,\u201d Loui Tarabishi said. \u201cHe has followed the laws, abided by everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tarabishi came to the U.S. from Jordan in 1994. The family did not elaborate on Tarabishi\u2019s legal status, but said his green card had been approved and he had permission to stay in the U.S. for decades to act as his son\u2019s caregiver.<\/p>\n
Tarabishi was detained during his annual check-in at the Dallas ICE Field office on Oct. 28.<\/p>\n
In a statement to NBC last month, ICE alleged Tarabishi was a \u201cself-admitted member of the Palestine Liberation Organization.”<\/p>\n
He is currently at the Bluebonnet Detention Center in Anson, about 200 miles west of Dallas. His family hopes to have an update from his legal team in the coming days.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are not begging, we are demanding,\u201d Tarabishi\u2019s daughter-in-law Shahd Arnaout said. \u201cBring Maher home. Bring him back to his son. Do not wait until it’s too late.\u201d<\/p>\n
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