Lord Buffalo drummer removed from plane and detained by US border control

European tour cancelled after Mexican citizen Yamal Said of Texas-based band detained, despite having US green card

The Texas-based rock band Lord Buffalo has cancelled its European tour after its drummer, Yamal Said, was detained by US Customs and Border Protection on Monday.

Said was removed from a plane en route to the band's summer tour and has had no contact with his bandmates for two days, according to a message posted to the band's Instagram account. Said is a Mexican citizen but a legal permanent resident of the United States, holder of a green card and resident of Austin since the 1980s, according to the Austin Chronicle.