Kacey Musgraves Urges Donations for 1,975 Immigrant Children at Chicago Tour Opener
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 23
Kacey Musgraves Urges Donations for 1,975 Immigrant Children at Chicago Tour Opener
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 23
Summary
Chicago’s United Center became a fundraising stage Friday when Kacey Musgraves asked fans to donate to the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights as her birthday wish.
The eight-time Grammy winner said the group provides legal aid and financial help to children whose parents were deported “unfairly,” framing the appeal as support for kids rather than a political statement.
The Chicago nonprofit said it served 1,975 children from 53 countries in 2024 and opened 1,388 new cases; its 2025 report showed average detention time rising to 198 days from 30.
Musgraves has already backed the group through an April Depop sale of 20 wardrobe pieces, with proceeds pledged to the charity, and by spotlighting a Texas mariachi sibling trio after their family’s ICE detention.
Her appeal came as ICE arrests hit about 51,000 in July, a record level that has intensified the immigration enforcement backdrop around her advocacy.