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May 7, 2026

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.

Issues: Immigration

May 6, 2026

Tucson, AZ – Today, former Acting ICE Director and Trump-appointed “Border Czar” Tom Homan spoke in Arizona at the 2026 Border Security Expo, where he escalated threats against cities and local leaders who refuse to participate in Donald Trump’s cruel mass deportation agenda. During his remarks, Homan warned that communities declining to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement could face an increased federal presence and expanded immigration raids, including so-called “collateral arrests” that put entire families and neighborhoods at risk.


May 5, 2026

Dilley, Texas – On Tuesday, May 5, Representative Adelita Grijalva visited the Dilley Immigration Processing Center alongside Representative Joaquin Castro and fellow House Democrats. After touring the facility, Rep.


May 1, 2026

Tucson, AZ – Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement after a Department of Homeland Security contractor damaged a 1,000-year-old cultural site, the Las Playas Intaglio, during border wall construction on the Tohono O’odham Nation.


May 1, 2026

CHARTER Act would ensure every charter school follows federal law 


April 30, 2026

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to fund the Department of Homeland Security: 

Issues: Immigration

April 30, 2026

Washington, D.C. — Representative Adelita S. Grijalva co-led a series of amendments to the Republican-led farm bill to address recent cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which has resulted in a 47% decrease in SNAP enrollment in Arizona – the largest decline of any state. 

Issues: Economy

April 29, 2026

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to limit a key provision of the Voting Rights Act that helped ensure representation for communities of color in the drawing of congressional district boundaries: