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Activists protesting against the incarceration Antonio, Caleb and Joshua Gamez-Cuellar Joel Martinez/The Monitor/AP Kacey Musgraves has tapped a trio of mariachi-playing brothers, who were detained by ICE earlier this year, to open three of her shows in Texas next month.
The Gámez-Cuéllar brothers, Antonio, Caleb, and Joshua, will support Musgrave May 3 to May 5 at Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, Texas. The gigs are part of Musgraves’ upcoming Middle of Nowhere tour, and tickets for the shows go on sale Wednesday, April 29, at 10 a.m. central.
The brothers, aged 12 to 18, were arrested alongside their parents at a scheduled court check-in in February. The family had fled from cartel members in Mexico and entered the United States through an asylum claim in 2023, putting down fresh roots in McAllen, Texas.
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Both Antonio and Caleb are part of Mariachi Oro, the award-winning mariachi band at their high school; and Antonio is recognized as the top mariachi trumpet player in the state of Texas. Youngest sibling Joshua is also a mariachi musician.
The family’s detention sparked widespread outcry in Texas against the Trump administration’s deportation policy. The family was released in early March.
