"The Gámez-Cuéllar family first made news when the brothers and their parents were detained by ICE on Feb. 25 after a routine immigration check-in. The eldest brother was sent to a detention center in Raymondville, Texas, while the rest of the family was sent to Texas's notorious Dilley Immigration Processing Center."
"Department of Homeland Security officials told the Associated Press at the time of the detainment that only their parents, Emma Guadalupe Cuéllar Lopez and Luis Antonio Gámez Martinez, were meant to go into detention - but that they 'chose' to take their children with them."
"In an interview with the New York Times, the family's patriarch refuted the DHS claim, maintaining that the family had entered the country legally through an asylum claim."
"Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro of San Antonio posted a video on Instagram denouncing ICE's actions, stating, 'Donald Trump said he was going after criminals. [These kids] were safe enough to tour the White House.'"
The Mariachi Brothers, detained by ICE in South Texas, will open for Kacey Musgraves at Gruene Hall in May. The brothers, part of the acclaimed Mariachi Oro band, gained attention after their family was detained during a routine immigration check. While DHS claimed the family entered illegally, the patriarch asserted they entered legally through an asylum claim. The incident drew criticism from Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro, who condemned ICE's actions and highlighted the brothers' previous accomplishments.
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