""It was incredible," 18-year-old Antonio told NPR after the first show. "I loved it. I felt all the emotions at the same time.""
"Emma Cuellar, their mother, said seeing how Antonio was taken away to a different detention center was devastating. "As a family we've never been apart from each other," she said."
The Gamez-Cuellar brothers, aged 12 to 18, performed mariachi music at Kacey Musgraves' album debut in Texas. Their family faced a difficult immigration experience, being detained by ICE for 13 days after a required check-in. They entered the U.S. through a Biden-era program allowing asylum seekers to stay legally. Antonio, the eldest, was separated from his family during detention, which was emotionally devastating for them. Despite these challenges, the brothers fulfilled a dream shared by generations of their musical family.
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