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April 29, 2026

Washington, D.C. — Representative Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07), alongside U.S. Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Greg Stanton (AZ-04), introduced the Short-Term Holding Facilities Standards Restoration Act. The bill addresses overcrowding at temporary ICE holding facilities, such as Mesa Gateway Airport’s Arizona Removal Operations Coordination Center (AROCC), and restores a clear 12-hour limit for detainee stays in ICE holding facilities.


April 22, 2026

Washington, D.C. – On Earth Day, Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva, joined by fellow Co-Chairs of the Senate and House Environmental Justice Caucuses U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and U.S. Representatives Summer Lee (D-PA-12) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12) unveiled a bicameral report card underscoring how the Trump Administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” mantra is yet another broken promise to the American people. 


April 17, 2026

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva questioned Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr during a hearing of the House Education and Workforce Committee on the proposed FY27 HHS budget.


April 17, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva (AZ-07) sent a letter today to U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz raising serious concerns with the proposed Hermosa Critical Minerals Project in Southern Arizona, following a recent community roundtable where residents voiced strong opposition and alarm over the project’s potential impacts. 


April 14, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Last night, Representative Adelita S. Grijalva appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show, where she talked about the inhumane and dangerous conditions at the Arizona Removal Operations Coordination Center (AROCC) operated by ICE that serves as its aerial transportation hub.


April 8, 2026

This represents nearly half of all Arizona recipients – the largest decline of any state.  


March 27, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representative Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ-7) alongside U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) reintroduced the American Indian and Alaska Native Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (AI/AN CAPTA).

March 26, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva (AZ-07), Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), and Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12), officially launched the People’s Environmental Justice Caucus, a new congressional caucus focused on advancing policies that center community leadership and address environmental harms disproportionately impacting frontline communities across the United States.


March 25, 2026
Washington, D.C. - On Thursday, March 26th, Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07), Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), and Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) will launch the People’s Environmental Justice Caucus, the first of its kind in Congress. This caucus will build on the work started by Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva and A.