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Washington D.C. - Today, Representative Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement in response to reports on the death of a Haitian asylum seeker at a federal immigration detention center in Florence, Arizona.
Phoenix, AZ - Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva escorted Julia “La abuela” Benitez to her gate at Sky Harbor airport for her flight home to Florida where her daughter is awaiting her return. This comes after Julia was released on Thursday evening after being held in federal detention for nine months.
Tucson, AZ - Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement after Julia Benitez - a 79-year old asylum seeker and grandmother with dementia who had been in federal detention for nine months - was released on Thursday evening.
TUCSON, AZ – U.S. Representative Adelita S. Grijalva (AZ-07), joined by Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons demanding answers regarding reports that the closed Arizona state prison facility in Marana, Arizona, may be converted into an immigration detention center operated under contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Eloy, Arizona — Today, U.S. Representative Adelita S. Grijalva (AZ-07) conducted an oversight visit at the Eloy and Florence federal detention facilities, where she met detainees and reviewed conditions inside the facility as part of her congressional oversight responsibilities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Adelita S. Grijalva (AZ-07), Representative Greg Stanton (AZ-04), and Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) released the following statements in response to Secretary Noem’s press conference in Nogales, Arizona:
Representative Grijalva:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement after voting against an appropriations package that included a Continuing Resolution for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which funds Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representative Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement today after voting against an annual appropriations package funding the Department of Homeland Security, which includes Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).