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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 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

February 3, 2026

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).  

Issues: Immigration

January 23, 2026

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).  

Issues: Immigration

January 23, 2026

ST. PAUL, M.N. — U.S. Representative Adelita S. Grijalva delivered the following remarks today at a field hearing in Minneapolis titled “Kidnapped and Disappeared: Trump’s Deadly Assault on Minnesota.”  

The full recorded livestream of the event is available here. (Rep. Grijalva speaks at 3:14:50)

Issues: Immigration

January 15, 2026

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva introduced the No Delay in Representation Act, legislation to require that members of Congress elected in special elections be provided the opportunity to be sworn in and seated no later than five legislative days after their election results are certified. The bill is aimed at preventing future instances in which communities are left without representation in Congress due to political delay or gamesmanship.


January 9, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva celebrated the award of $622,637 in federal funding to the Tohono O’odham Kiki Housing Authority to expand housing support for Native American veterans on the Tohono O’odham Nation. The grant will be used to provide rental assistance to approximately 20 Native American veterans.

Issues: Housing Veterans

January 8, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement on the 15th anniversary of the January 8th shooting in Tucson, Arizona: