Texas Mariachis Previously Detained by ICE to Perform at Country Artist's Concerts
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
AUSTIN, Texas – Country artist Kacey Musgraves will perform at three concerts starting May 3 alongside three young Mexican mariachis from South Texas who were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last March. Musgraves, who is set to release her new album 'Middle of Nowhere' this Friday, will take the stage at the historic Gruene Hall in New Braunfels on May 3, 4, and 5. Tickets went on sale this morning and are already sold out, according to the venue's official website. Brothers Antonio, Caleb, and Joshua Gámez-Cuéllar were held in two ICE migrant detention centers in Texas, sparking widespread criticism from both Democratic and Republican politicians, as well as activists and members of the South Texas community, where the family has lived since 2023. Antonio and Caleb were part of the award-winning school mariachi group Mariachi McAllen Oro, which earned state-level recognition and led to their acknowledgment in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2025. The family, originally from San Luis Potosí, Mexico, was arrested during a routine ICE appointment and released following a pressure campaign led by Congressmembers Joaquín Castro and Mónica de La Cruz. The Gámez-Cuéllar family entered the U.S. through the CBP One app, a program implemented under Democratic President Joe Biden (2021-2025) that allowed migrants to schedule border appointments to begin their asylum application process.