Maher Tarabishi, who has been detained by ICE since October, was the primary caretaker of his disabled adult child, Wael.

On Jan. 23, Wael died from complications related to Pompe disease, a rare genetic condition.

ICE has now denied Maher’s request to attend his funeral, his attorney says. https://people.com/ice-denies-detainees-request-to-attend-his-sons-funeral-attorney-says-11893834

RE: https://mastodon.social/@tusk81/115923053853685726

“The president is, simply put, not a well man.”

“At this point it’s become almost cliché to point out how many of the president’s actions would be impeachable offenses if anyone else were president …”

RE: https://mastodon.social/@tusk81/115905148778132208

“A 55% majority say that Trump’s policies have worsened economic conditions in the country, with just 32% saying they’ve made an improvement. Most, 64%, say he hasn’t gone far enough in trying to reduce the price of everyday goods.”

“The share of Americans with a strongly unfavorable view of ICE doubled in one year—from 19 percent in February 2025 to 40 percent by January 2026. That’s not people who are kind of annoyed. That’s people who are angry.” https://migrantinsider.com/p/the-people-turn-on-trumps-secret

"'We’re all living in fear right now,' said Meghan Moore, a mother of two from Minneapolis, 'ICE is creating an environment where nobody feels safe and that’s unacceptable.'"

Across more than 1,000 cities, people marched not only in anger, but in community: https://americasvoicecnn.substack.com/p/americans-take-to-the-streets-to #ICEOutForGood

“‘They killed my wife. I don’t know what to do,’ the woman says through sobs in the footage, with a damaged SUV visible in the distance behind her. ‘We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,’ the woman cries.” https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-ice-killed-wife