High School Mariachi Musicians Released From ICE Detention After Massive Backlash
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The detention of the two teenagers and their family members drew significant public outcry.
Two teen mariachi musicians and their family members have been released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in the wake of massive backlash over their detention, Reps. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) and Monica De La Cruz (R-Texas) announced Monday.
Antonio and Caleb Gámez-Cuéllar are members of Mariachi Oro, an award-winning high school mariachi group from McAllen, Texas, that previously performed on Capitol Hill and visited the White House. The two brothers were detained on February 25 along with their parents, Luis Antonio Martínez and Emma Guadalupe Cuéllar, as well as their younger brother Joshua.
In a statement about their detention, the Department of Homeland Security claimed that the family had entered the U.S. illegally and was released into the country by the Biden administration.
Martínez told The New York Times that the family filed an asylum claim in the U.S. after fleeing violence in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, where he was previously kidnapped by members of a cartel. He said that the family had attended all required court dates and check-ins with immigration authorities. According to Martínez, they were notified about an ICE check-in in February and were subsequently detained at that meeting.
Caleb, 14, and Joshua, 12, were held at a detention center in Dilley, Texas, where children are kept with their guardians. Antonio, 18, was detained separately at El Valle Detention Center in Raymondville, Texas, due to ICE policies barring adult males without children from being held at Dilley.
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