Death of Wael Tarabishi

Wael Tarabishi

1 — medical death after loss of caregiver to detentionKilled

Date

2026-01-23

State

Texas

Location

Arlington / Dallas area, Texas

Agencies

ICE

Operation

Death connected to an immigration-enforcement operation

Status

Family attributes death to the caregiver's detention; causal link is indirect/contested. Subject of a Wikipedia article ("Death of Wael Tarabishi").

Verification

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Key sources

• CNN
• Wikipedia
• FOX 4

Wael Tarabishi (30, U.S. citizen) died on 2026-01-23 during or as a result of a ICE operation, in Arlington / Dallas area, Texas. Severely disabled and bedridden (Pompe disease), he died of complications (sepsis/pneumonia) after his father and sole full-time caregiver, Maher Tarabishi, was detained by ICE on 2025-10-28.

What is known

• Person: Wael Tarabishi, age 30; U.S. citizen.
• Date: 2026-01-23.
• Location: Arlington / Dallas area, Texas.
• Agency: ICE.
• Reported cause: medical death after loss of caregiver to detention.
• Circumstance: Severely disabled and bedridden (Pompe disease), he died of complications (sepsis/pneumonia) after his father and sole full-time caregiver, Maher Tarabishi, was detained by ICE on 2025-10-28.
• Official account: No agency causal statement; ICE confirmed the father's detention. Family blames ICE for removing his caregiver.
• Status: Family attributes death to the caregiver's detention; causal link is indirect/contested. Subject of a Wikipedia article ("Death of Wael Tarabishi").

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See also

• Category:Deaths by immigration enforcement
• Category:Deaths during immigration enforcement operations

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