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Tucson, AZ – U.S. Representative Adelita S.
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representative Adelita S. Grijalva today called on federal authorities to release DACA recipient Jessica Corrales-Duarte from immigration detention, reunite her with her family, and halt deportation proceedings. She is currently facing a misdemeanor charge for a minor offense in municipal court but has been unable to appear in court to defend herself due to her detention.
Washington, D.C. — Representative Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement today after House Republicans passed a Department of Homeland Security funding bill that hands another $70 billion to ICE and CBP, adding to the $170 billion already provided under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. For context, ICE’s normal annual budget is around $9.97 billion and CBP’s total annual budget is normally around $18.4 billion.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement after the removal proceedings against Karla Toledo were dismissed. Karla is a DACA recipient who was detained by ICE in Tucson despite having active DACA status and having lived in the United States since she was brought to the country at one year old. Rep.
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.