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Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Yahoo
Drummer detained by CBP before flight to Europe for band's tour
A drummer and green card holder for a Texas-based band was removed from a flight by federal immigration officials on Monday before the band was set to depart for a European tour. Yamal Said, a member of the heavy Americana band Lord Buffalo, was detained at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents who said they had a warrant for his arrest after he allegedly violated a restraining order at least twice, the Department of Homeland Security said on X. Violating a protective order two or more times can lead to it becoming a felony in Texas, based on the circumstances. "Yamal Said is a Mexican national and lawful U.S. permanent resident," the agency wrote on X sharing a news headline about the incident. Tufts University Student Detained By Ice Granted Bail By Federal Judge "Said had a warrant for his arrest after violating a restraining order at least TWICE. If you come to our country and break our laws, you will be arrested. When he was attempting to leave the U.S., he was apprehended by CBP and has been turned over to local law enforcement." Read On The Fox News App The exact nature of the protective order has not been made public. Said is currently being held at the Tarrant County Corrections Center. Said moved to the U.S. in the 1980s after a devastating earthquake hit Mexico City, Voyage Austin previously reported. He has been the band's drummer for the last eight years and teaches music for Texas School for the Blind based in Austin, the outlet reported. Judge Orders Trump Administration Restore Ohio State Grad Student's Visa Paul Carlson, assistant principal at the school, remarked that Said is "a highly respected and long-serving member of our school community," the Austin Chronicle reported. Said's detention forced the band to announce on social media that it had canceled its tour. "We appreciate the tremendous outpouring of support from y'all today. We still know very little about the situation, but we have been asked by our drummer's family and his legal team to respect their privacy while this situation evolves," the band wrote. The band had been preparing for an eight-date European tour in support of their latest album, "Holus Bolus," with Norwegian band Orsak:Oslo, the Austin Chronicle reported. "No one should be pulled off a plane and jailed for simply trying to travel and make art with their band," Orsak:Oslo wrote on social media Wednesday. "We won't pretend to understand the full complexity of the situation, but this should not happen anywhere."Original article source: Drummer detained by CBP before flight to Europe for band's tour
Metro
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Rock band cancels tour after drummer hauled off plane by US border control
An American rock band has been forced to cancel its European tour after its drummer, Yamal Said, was detained by US Customs and Border Protection in Texas. The band explained in an online post that Said was removed from a plane at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, despite being a legal US resident. En route to their summer tour before the incident, the band has had no contact with Said for two days. The drummer is a Mexican citizen but a legal permanent resident of the United States and the holder of a green card. Said has been a resident of Austin, Texas since the 1980s, according to the Austin Chronicle. 'We are heartbroken to announce we have to cancel our upcoming European tour,' the band wrote on Instagram on Wednesday. 'Our drummer, Yamal Said, who is a Mexican citizen and lawful permanent resident of the United States (green card holder) was forcibly removed from our flight to Europe by Customs and Border Patrol [sic] at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Monday May 12. 'He has not been released, and we have been unable to contact him. We are currently working with an immigration lawyer to find out more information and to attempt to secure his release.' An update to the statement on Wednesday afternoon told fans that the drummer had 'secured the legal representation he needs.' 'We are waiting to hear what comes next,' they said. 'We want to reiterate that we truly don't know what's going on. We have more questions than answers, but we will keep you posted as much as we can. At this time the family asks for privacy as they navigate the situation.' A stalwart of the Austin music scene, Said formerly played with the band the Black and works as a music instructor for the Texas School for the Blind, according to the Austin Chronicle. The band was scheduled to go on an eight-date European tour to play and promote their latest album Holus Bolus. The tour, alongside the Swedish band Orsak:Oslo, was scheduled to begin on 15 May in the Netherlands. In a social media statement, Orsak:Oslo, who will continue with the tour, wrote: 'No one should be pulled off a plane and jailed for simply trying to travel and make art with their band. We won't pretend to understand the full complexity of the situation, but this should not happen anywhere.' Said's detention is part of a wider immigration crackdown under the Trump administration. On Monday, Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, said that the US has deported roughly 139,000 illegal immigrants since Trump returned to the White House. More Trending On April 28, Trump signed an executive order targeting sanctuary cities that have acted like havens for undocumented immigrants and refused to cooperate with the federal government's moves to arrest them. The order directs the attorney general and homeland security secretary to publish a list of cities and states that have not complied with federal laws around immigration. The President also signed executive orders with the aim of expanding ICE's ability to arrest and detain unlawful migrants on US soil. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: History of Air Force One as Trump eyes accepting $400,000,000 Qatari plane MORE: Julia Fox wears her period blood with pride MORE: James Bond actor Joe Don Baker dies aged 89
Fox News
15-05-2025
- Fox News
Drummer detained by CBP before flight to Europe for band's tour
A drummer and green card holder for a Texas-based band was removed from a flight by federal immigration officials on Monday before the band was set to depart for a European tour. Yamal Said, a member of the heavy Americana band Lord Buffalo, was detained at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents who said they had a warrant for his arrest after he allegedly violated a restraining order at least twice, the Department of Homeland Security said on X. Violating a protective order two or more times can lead to it becoming a felony in Texas, based on the circumstances. "Yamal Said is a Mexican national and lawful U.S. permanent resident," the agency wrote on X sharing a news headline about the incident. "Said had a warrant for his arrest after violating a restraining order at least TWICE. If you come to our country and break our laws, you will be arrested. When he was attempting to leave the U.S., he was apprehended by CBP and has been turned over to local law enforcement." The exact nature of the protective order has not been made public. Said is currently being held at the Tarrant County Corrections Center. Said moved to the U.S. in the 1980s after a devastating earthquake hit Mexico City, Voyage Austin previously reported. He has been the band's drummer for the last eight years and teaches music for Texas School for the Blind based in Austin, the outlet reported. Paul Carlson, assistant principal at the school, remarked that Said is "a highly respected and long-serving member of our school community," the Austin Chronicle reported. Said's detention forced the band to announce on social media that it had canceled its tour. "We appreciate the tremendous outpouring of support from y'all today. We still know very little about the situation, but we have been asked by our drummer's family and his legal team to respect their privacy while this situation evolves," the band wrote. The band had been preparing for an eight-date European tour in support of their latest album, "Holus Bolus," with Norwegian band Orsak:Oslo, the Austin Chronicle reported. "No one should be pulled off a plane and jailed for simply trying to travel and make art with their band," Orsak:Oslo wrote on social media Wednesday. "We won't pretend to understand the full complexity of the situation, but this should not happen anywhere."
New York Post
15-05-2025
- New York Post
Wanted Lord Buffalo drummer ‘forcibly removed' from Dallas flight, detained by US Border Patrol before European tour
A Texas-based drummer was 'forcibly removed' from his flight to Europe by border patrol agents when authorities discovered he had an active arrest warrant, forcing his band to cancel their international tour. Lord Buffalo drummer Yamal Said, a Mexican national, had boarded his flight at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport when Customs and Border Patrol officials detained him on May 12, the band said in a Facebook post. Said, a green card holder, is permitted to live in the US, but was wanted by the Llano County Sheriff's Office for violating a protective order against him multiple times, a felony in Texas, Homeland Security said on X. 5 Lord Buffalo drummer Yamal Said was arrested by US Border Patrol onboard a flight to Europe at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on May 12, 2025. @yamalsaid/Instagram 'Said had a warrant for his arrest after violating a restraining order at least TWICE. If you come to our country and break our laws, you will be arrested,' the agency said. 'When he was attempting to leave the US, he was apprehended by CBP and has been turned over to local law enforcement.' The band announced they were forced to cancel their upcoming tour over Said's arrest without mentioning the alleged arrest warrant. The Psych-Americana band was scheduled to tour with rock band Orsak:Oslo in the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Finland and Sweden throughout May. 'We are devastated to cancel this tour, but we are focusing all of our energy and resources on Yamal's safety and freedom. We are hopeful that this is a temporary setback and that it could be safe for us to reschedule this tour in the future,' the band said. 5 Lord Buffalo was heading to Europe to tour several countries in the month of May before Said's arrest. @lordbuffalo/Instagram 5 Said is currently employed as a paraprofessional for the middle school and high school teams at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Austin. @yamalsaid/Instagram Orsak:Oslo spoke out on Said's arrest, saying that nobody should be 'jailed for simply trying to travel and make art with their band.' 'We're devastated by the situation Lord Buffalo and their drummer Yamal have been forced into. No one should be pulled off a plane and jailed for simply trying to travel and make art with their band. We won't pretend to understand the full complexity of the situation, but this should not happen anywhere,' Orsak:Oslo wrote. Said joined the Lord Buffalo in 2017 after previously drumming for the band The Black. 5 Lord Buffalo said they had been left out of contact with Said, but has been given an immigration attorney @lordbuffalo/Instagram He moved to the US when he was a child in the 1980s after his parents moved their family out of Mexico City following an earthquake, the Austin Chronicle reported. Said is currently employed as a paraprofessional for the middle school and high school teams at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Austin. A vice principal at the school described Said as a 'highly respected and long-serving member of our school community,' according to the outlet. 5 Said joined the Lord Buffalo in 2017 after previously drumming for the band The Black. @lordbuffalo/Instagram Lord Buffalo said they had been left out of contact with Said, but has been given an immigration attorney 'We still know very little about the situation, but we have been asked by our drummer's family and his legal team to respect their privacy while this situation evolves,' the band said in an update on Wednesday.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lord Buffalo Drummer Yamal Said 'Forcibly Removed' From Flight by U.S. Border Patrol, Band Says
Yamal Said (left) and Lord Buffalo, photo by Alison Narro Members of the Austin, Texas, rock band Lord Buffalo have said that they are canceling a tour of Europe because their drummer, Yamal Said, was detained by agents from United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The alleged incident took place on Monday, May 12, when Said 'was forcibly removed from [the band's] flight to Europe' at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. According to his bandmates, Yamal Said 'is a Mexican citizen and lawful permanent resident of the United States (green card holder).' Last year, in an interview with VoyageAustin, the drummer said that his 'family moved to Austin in the late '80s, after a devastating earthquake hit Mexico City.' Said 'has not been released,' according to his bandmates, but he 'has secured the legal representation he needs.' Pitchfork has reached out to CBP's office of public affairs for comment and more information on the situation. Lord Buffalo, a heavy psychedelic-Americana quartet, had been planning to play European shows in support of Holus Bolus, the album they released last year via Blues Funeral Recordings. The tour was set to begin on Thursday, May 15, in the Netherlands, and close on Friday, May 23, in Iceland. Lord Buffalo were going to be touring with Sweden's Orsak:Oslo. Orsak:Oslo will continue their tour without their co-headliners. In a statement, Orsak:Oslo wrote, 'No one should be pulled off a plane and jailed for simply trying to travel and make art with their band. We won't pretend to understand the full complexity of the situation, but this should not happen anywhere.' Yamal Said's arrest comes as more people have had difficulties entering and exiting the United States under the Trump administration. Members of the British punk band U.K. Subs said they were denied entry to the United States, apparently due to incorrect visas and also undisclosed reasons. The band's bassist, Alvin Gibbs, speculated that his 'regular and less than flattering public pronouncements regarding [President Donald J. Trump] and his administration were a factor' in his denial into the country. Additionally, Bells Larsen, a trans singer-songwriter based in Montreal, said he was canceling a tour because he could not apply for a visa due to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' new policies that do not recognize transgender identities. FKA twigs has also had visa issues, and Grzegorz Kwiatkowski of the Polish rock band Trupa Trupa recently told NPR that he and his band had to miss out on performance opportunities due to visa delays. Originally Appeared on Pitchfork
