Two acrobats with ties to Epic Universe were detained at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on November 7, according to reporting by KJZZ. The station identified them as Agustin Baccega and Gustavo Romanello. Inside the Magic reported that both have performed in The Untrainable Dragon, a live show in Isle of Berk.
What has been reported about the detention
A friend told KJZZ that both men have work permits and pending immigration cases. An ICE spokesperson told the station the men entered the United States legally in 2020 but had overstayed their visas, and that the arrests were part of a targeted enforcement action. The station said ICE did not answer its questions about the pending asylum claims. Those accounts leave important questions about their cases unresolved; the detention also draws attention to the performers behind an Epic Universe production.
Source credit: kjzz.org; insidethemagic.net
