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February 26, 2026

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.

Issues: Immigration

February 25, 2026

Washington, D.C. — Today, Representative Adelita S. Grijalva announced that her office is now accepting applications for Fiscal Year 2027 Community Project Funding (CPF) requests, a process that allows Members of Congress to submit up to 20 community-driven projects for consideration in the federal appropriations process. 


February 25, 2026

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February 23, 2026

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva (AZ-07) announced today that she will not attend this year’s State of the Union address.


February 20, 2026

Tucson, AZ - Today, Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement after the Supreme Court struck down the Trump Administration’s sweeping tariff policies. Last week, Rep. Grijalva joined a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in voting to terminate Trump’s tariff authorities. This legislation is now awaiting action in the U.S. Senate. 

Issues: Economy

February 20, 2026

Tucson, Arizona  -  Representative Adelita Grijalva wrapped up “Love of Reading” week where she read to students at 13 different schools throughout AZ-07 by joining Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) administrators and educators to discuss her newly introduced Right to Read Act.


February 19, 2026

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).

Issues: Immigration

February 19, 2026

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. 

Issues: Immigration

February 4, 2026

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:

Issues: Immigration