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Tucson, AZ – Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement in response to the release of Karla Toledo – a DACA recipient who was detained by ICE in Tucson on Monday.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement in response to ICE’s statement demonizing Karla Toledo – a DACA recipient brought to the U.S. when she was one year old.
Florence, Arizona — On Thursday, May 7 Rep. Adelita Grijalva conducted an unannounced Congressional oversight visit at the Florence Staging Facility (FSF). This is a facility run by the ICE Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) on the campus of the Florence Detention Center Complex (separate from the Florence Corrections Facility run by the private operator CoreCivic). FSF is supposed to be a short-term holding location with a capacity of 187 people where recently detained individuals are processed before being transferred to a long-term detention facility.
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to fund the Department of Homeland Security:
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.