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Arizona Congresswoman Alleges Pepper Spray During Tucson ICE Raids as DHS Disputes Account

ICE says it executed 16 search warrants with IRS investigators in a years-long probe across southern Arizona.

Rep. Adelita Grijalva during a news conference outside the Capitol on Nov. 18, 2025.
US Representative Adelita Grijalva, Democrat of Arizona, attends her ceremonial swearing-in at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, November 12, 2025. After weeks of delay, congresswoman Adelita Grijalva, who won a special election to fill the seat vacated after her father Raul Grijalva died, is sworn in to the House of Representatives, where she is expected to force a vote on the release of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's files. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Rep. Adelita Grijalva says agents pushed her and sprayed irritant when she identified herself during an operation near a Taco Giro in Tucson.
  • Video posted to social media shows officers deploying pepper spray toward demonstrators close to where the congresswoman and her staff stood.
  • DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin rejects Grijalva’s account, saying she was near someone who was sprayed and asserting two officers were seriously injured.
  • ICE confirms multiple arrests tied to immigration and tax investigations but has not released a final count or detailed charges.
  • Local leaders, including Tucson’s mayor and vice mayor, criticized what they called disproportionate force as agents targeted several Taco Giro locations across the region.