{"id":63465,"date":"2026-04-28T19:16:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/kacey-musgraves-to-play-3-shows-with-band-detained-by-ice\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T19:16:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:16:34","slug":"kacey-musgraves-to-play-3-shows-with-band-detained-by-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/kacey-musgraves-to-play-3-shows-with-band-detained-by-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"Kacey Musgraves to Play 3 Shows With Band Detained By ICE"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Kacey Musgraves<\/a> is fulfilling a promise she made last month to The Mariachi Brothers, a trio of teen mariachi players who were temporarily detained in an Immigrations and Custom Enforcement (ICE) center in Texas.<\/p>\n

Antonio, Caleb and Joshua G\u00e1mez-Cu\u00e9llar will open for Musgraves for three shows on May 3, 4 and 5 at Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, Texas.<\/p>\n

The shows are\u00a0attached to Musgraves’ upcoming album\u00a0Middle of Nowhere<\/em>, which will release just two days before the first of the three shows.<\/p>\n

Who Are The Mariachi Brothers, the Band Performing With Kacey Musgraves in Texas?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Antonio, Caleb and Joshua G\u00e1mez-Cu\u00e9llar (ages 18, 14 and 12, respectively)\u00a0live in McAllen, Texas. According to the\u00a0New York Times<\/a><\/em>, their family is originally from Mexico and sought asylum in the U.S. in 2023 due to cartel threats.<\/p>\n

The family attended all scheduled court check-ins, but were detained by ICE in February. The two younger children were held with their parents in a family detention center in Dilley, Texas, according to\u00a0The Guardian<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>while Antonio was moved to a different adult facility.<\/p>\n

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Their case gained national prominence in February and March, in part because the brothers’ mariachi band had won a state competition in Texas the year prior.<\/p>\n

Following bipartisan public outcry over their detention, the family was released. Kacey Musgraves<\/a>, who\u00a0shared multiple social media posts criticizing the uptick in ICE activity in early 2026, was among those who celebrated.<\/p>\n

She also extended an informal\u00a0gig offer to the brothers over Instagram.<\/p>\n

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Kacey Musgraves, Instagram<\/span><\/p>

Kacey Musgraves, Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

“Great so come on the road with me,” Musgraves wrote in an early-March Instagram Stories slide after the family was released.<\/p>\n

When Is Kacey Musgraves’\u00a0Middle of Nowhere<\/em> Album Coming Out?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Musgraves’ next album is due for release on Friday (May 1).<\/p>\n

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She has already\u00a0released the first single, “Dry Spell,” and shared a full track list for the project. The album will include a duet<\/a> with Miranda Lambert<\/a>, called “Horses and Divorces.”<\/p>\n

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Gallery Credit: Billy Dukes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n