An American rock band was devastated when they had to call off their European tour after their drummer was unexpectedly pulled off their flight, leading to the discovery of his criminal background.
The group, Lord Buffalo, disclosed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents took drummer Yamil Said off their aircraft at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport earlier this week.
‘He has not been released, and we have been unable to contact him,’ the band wrote on Wednesday about Said, a green card holder from Mexico.
They added that they were ‘heartbroken’ to have to cancel their tour.
‘We are currently working with an immigration lawyer to find out more information and to attempt to secure his release.’
The Department of Homeland Security clarified that Said is a legal permanent resident and was taken into custody because of unresolved warrants and a criminal history.
‘Yamal Said is a Mexican national and lawful U.S. permanent resident,’ they wrote in a post to X.
‘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.’
An American rock band is left baffled after their drummer was ‘forcibly removed’ from their flight to start a European tour by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Yamil Said (pictured center right with his bandmates) is the drummer for Texas rockers Lord Buffalo, a Mexican citizen and a green card holder
The band posted that Said (pictured) was ‘forcibly removed from our flight to Europe’ by CBP at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Monday
‘When he was attempting to leave the U.S., he was apprehended by CBP and has been turned over to local law enforcement.’
The band have yet to comment on those allegations and have been asked by Said’s family to lay low, according to a Facebook post.
‘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,’ they said.
Earlier in the day, the band posted that Said ‘has secured legal representation’ while adding that ‘we truly don’t know what’s going on.’
Online jail records obtained by KUT News confirm that Said committed a felony by breaking a restraining order. There are no further details regarding the charges.
DailyMail.com has reached out to the Fort Worth Department of Public Safety for comment.
Donald Trump won the White House election last November in large part on promises to combat what he repeatedly claimed is an invasion of criminal migrants.
Trump has sent troops to the Mexican border, imposed tariffs on Mexico and Canada for allegedly not doing enough to stop illegal crossings, and designated gangs like TdA and MS-13 as terrorist groups.
The Department of Homeland Security said that Said is a lawful permanent resident and he was apprehended due to outstanding warrants and a criminal record
The band have yet to comment on those allegations and have been asked by Said’s family to lay low, according to a Facebook post
In March Trump invoked the little-known Alien Enemies Act and flew two planeloads of alleged Tren de Aragua members to El Salvador’s notorious maximum security CECOT prison.
In a proclamation, Trump said Tren de Aragua was engaged in ‘hostile actions’ and ‘threatening an invasion or predatory incursion against the territory of the United States,’ adding that Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro was pulling the strings.
Liberals have seethed at some of the people taken into custody by ICE which include anti-Israel college students and people they see as having done nothing wrong.
In the most publicized case to date, Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia was deported to CECOT before the Trump administration admitted he was sent there due to an ‘administrative error.’
Trump said he has not spoken to El Salvador’s president about returning Abrego Garcia.
Arias Cristobal, a 19-year-old Mexican-born student who has lived in Georgia since she was four, was taken into ICE custody following a May 5 traffic stop in Dalton, where she lives with her family.
She was cited for making an improper turn and driving without a license, then booked into the Whitfield County Jail — a move that triggered her transfer to ICE custody.
Pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil was ruled that he could legally be deported due to his involvement in protests at Columbia University.
Earlier in the day, the band posted that Said (pictured left) ‘has secured legal representation’ while adding that ‘we truly don’t know what’s going on’
Donald Trump won the White House election last November in large part on promises to combat what he repeatedly claimed is an invasion of criminal migrants
The 30-year-old was arrested last month by immigration authorities, despite not being accused of breaking any laws.
The Trump administration argued that his involvement in the demonstrations was proof he was leading ‘activities aligned to Hamas, a designated terrorist organization’.
Khalil – who was born in a Syrian refugee camp to Palestinian parents – and his team maintain he was exercising his First Amendment right to free speech.
But in the Friday ruling, Judge Jamee Comans said the government had established by ‘clear and convincing evidence that he is removable’.
A gay Venezuelan makeup artist who fled his home nation to escape persecution for his sexual orientation and political beliefs was detained and shipped off to a ‘hellhole’ prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration.
Andry Jose Hernandez Romero, 31, was detained at the Mexico-US border last year when he requested entry to attend a pre-arranged asylum hearing in San Diego, California.
The makeup artist and hairdresser was reportedly trying to claim asylum to avoid crackdowns in Venezuela by strongman Nicolas Maduro who is widely accused of stealing the July 2024 election to continue his reign.
Raids in major cities like Los Angeles and several cities in Texas come as reports suggest President Trump was underwhelmed by the number of illegal immigrants who have been rounded up and deported in his first months back in office.
The widespread arrests come after two judges were arrested in recent weeks for allegedly hiding immigrants from ICE officers.
The president-elect said during his campaign for a second term that he would carry out the largest number of deportations ever to clear the country of illegal immigrants after the border remained wide open during President Joe Biden’s administration.
Tom Homan, who has been credited with implementing child separation policies, is a key part of Trump’s plan and carried out his hawkish border policies, alongside Department of Homeland Security Secretary and ‘ICE Barbie’ Kristi Noem.
