Overview
- The country star named Antonio, Caleb and Joshua Gámez-Cuéllar as openers for her Gruene Hall dates on May 3–5, and venue listings show all three nights are sold out.
- The brothers and their parents were detained by immigration officers on February 25 during a scheduled check-in and were released on March 10, with the parents now required to attend ongoing ICE check-ins.
- The family entered the United States in 2023 through CBP One, the government app used to schedule asylum appointments at ports of entry, and their immigration case remains pending.
- The teens are standout members of McAllen High School’s Mariachi Oro and previously performed at the U.S. Capitol and Carnegie Hall, drawing bipartisan support from figures such as Reps. Joaquin Castro and Monica De La Cruz when they were detained.
- Musgraves has said her new album leans into Mexican and Tejano influences, and this high-profile stage for the Rio Grande Valley musicians could further focus public attention on how asylum seekers are handled in Texas.