Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, hundreds of voters in Dallas County were turned away from their usual polling places and directed to new precinct-specific locations after changes to the county’s election procedures disrupted expectations and created confusion for voters arriving to cast ballots.
Phoenix, AZ - Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva escorted Julia “La abuela” Benitez to her gate at Sky Harbor airport for her flight home to Florida where her daughter is awaiting her return. This comes after Julia was released on Thursday evening after being held in federal detention for nine months.
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.
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.
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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva (AZ-07) announced today that she will not attend this year’s State of the Union address.
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.
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.
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).