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Carola Guerrero De León

U.S. Band Lord Buffalo Cancels European Tour After Drummer Is 'Forcibly Removed' From Flight: 'We Are Devastated'

Yamal Said, drummer for Lord Buffalo, was removed from a flight destined to Europe by U.S. Border Patrol agents. (Credit: ConcertHopper.com Facebook)

Austin-based band Lord Buffalo canceled their European tour after U.S. Customs and Border Patrol "forcibly removed" drummer Yamal Said from a flight departing Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Monday. The band was en route to their first tour stop when Said, a legal U.S. resident, was detained.

In a written statement, Lord Buffalo band members said they have not been able to contact Said since his detention and are working with an immigration attorney to secure his release.

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