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Pedro Camacho

Texas Lawmakers Question ICE Detention of Teen Mariachi Musicians and Parents: 'They Did Everything the Right Way'

The brothers are being held at ICE South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley along with their parents (Credit: Creative Commons)

Texas lawmakers from both parties are questioning Immigration and Customs Enforcement's detention of two teenage mariachi musicians and their family after the brothers were honored on Capitol Hill last year, with one congressman saying the family "did everything the right way."

The case centers on Antonio Yesayahu Gámez-Cuéllar, 18, and Caleb Gámez-Cuéllar, 14, who traveled to Washington last summer with their high school ensemble, Mariachi Oro of McAllen High School, after winning a state mariachi competition.

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