Texas lawmakers criticize ICE for detaining two teen mariachi musicians
Texas lawmakers criticize ICE for detaining two teen mariachi musicians
Teens in Texas mariachi band released from ICE detention after bipartisan backlash
Brothers who visited White House reunited with family after outcry from Texas lawmakers, including Republican congresswoman
The case has drawn national attention because the brothers, Antonio Yesayahu Gámez-Cuéllar, 18, and Caleb Gámez-Cuéllar, 14, travelled to Washington DC last summer after their high school’s mariachi ensemble, Mariachi Ono, won a state mariachi competition. Their congresswoman, Monica De La Cruz, invited them to the House floor, where she celebrated their accomplishment.
Late last month, the brothers and their parents, Luis Antonio Martínez and Emma Guadalupe Cuéllar, as well as their younger brother Joshua Gámez-Cuéllar, 12, were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to Texas representatives.