Yamal said that the drummer of the rock group based in Austin, Texas, Lord Buffalo, was forcibly removed from an airplane and held by customs and the American border patrol on Monday while going to the group’s European tour; He had no contact with his group comrades for two days, according to an article on the group’s social networks. Said (photo above, on the left) is a Mexican citizen but a legal permanent resident of the United States and holder of a green card, depending on the position.
“We have a broken heart to announce that we must cancel our next European tour,” wrote the group. “Our drummer,” said Yamal, who is a Mexican citizen and a legal permanent resident of the United States (holder of the green card) has been removed from our flight to Europe by customs and border patrols at Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport on Monday, May 12. He was not released, and we could not try to contact him.
“We are devastated to cancel this tour, but we concentrate all our energies and our resources on the security and freedom of Yamal,” continues the post. “We hope that it is a temporary setback and that it could be sure for us to reprogram this tour in the future. In our absence, our partners of tour @Orsakoslo will continue to tour. We urge everyone to go see this incredible group and to support them in the next two weeks.”
According to the Austin Chronicle, said that it is a resident of Austin since the 1980s, when his parents moved the family here after an earthquake in Mexico City. He is a must of the Austin music scene and previously played with the group The Black, and also worked as a music instructor and teaching teacher at Texas School for the Blind.
Variety contacted the group and its representative for other updates.
