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1 week agoMariachi Brothers Detained by ICE to Open for Kacey Musgraves in Texas
Kacey Musgraves will feature the Gámez-Cuéllar brothers, previously detained by ICE, as opening acts for her Texas shows in May.
It makes me feel proud, simply because of the specific time we're in right now. It definitely takes a lot of courage for kids my age to represent their culture. Anthony Benitez, an 18-year-old violin student born in the United States to Mexican immigrants, expressed how the academy provides a meaningful outlet for cultural expression amid punitive immigration enforcement affecting Latino and immigrant families across the country.