ORLANDO, Fla \u2013 Orlando music venue owner \u201cUncle Lou\u201d Arguello, a longtime fixture in the city\u2019s music scene, has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, alarming musicians and fans who credit him with giving countless bands their first stage.<\/p>\n
The Orange County Incarcerations page lists Cleon Ortille Williams, 62, as booked May 9 with an immigration hold and no charges shown. <\/p>\n
Arguello, who is from Jamaica, built Uncle Lou\u2019s Entertainment Hall into a launching pad for local punk, hardcore and experimental acts after opening on Michigan Avenue in 2005, then moving to Mills Avenue in 2006. He has hosted bands from around the world at his venue. <\/p>\n
Several community members have been posting on his behalf asking for answers.<\/p>\n
State Rep. Anna V. Eskamani said in a Facebook post that she is trying to learn more and that Arguello was in the Orange County Jail \u201cwith no criminal charges and an ICE hold,\u201d which she said likely means he will be transported to an ICE facility. Eskamani said Arguello is \u201ca major figure in the Orlando indie music scene\u201d and asked anyone with more details to email her <\/p>\n
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