Press Releases
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mesa, AZ - Congresswoman Adelita S.
This represents nearly half of all Arizona recipients – the largest decline of any state.
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.