Overview
- Photos show Rep. Lauren Boebert wearing a sombrero and Mexican-style dress while holding a sign reading, “Mexican Word of the Day: Juicy. Tell me if juicy ICE coming,” next to her boyfriend dressed as an ICE agent.
- Boebert’s office defended the appearance as a Halloween costume and redirected criticism to the Senate fight over a continuing resolution to end the government shutdown.
- Latino advocacy groups and Democratic officials condemned the display and urged an apology, with the Colorado Democratic Latino Caucus saying the imagery mocked their community.
- Critics noted the district’s demographics and recent ICE detentions, citing the case of teacher Marina Ortiz, to argue the costume trivialized real harms to immigrant families.
- An attendee told ABC News guests at the party were shocked by the couple’s outfits, and as of the latest reports there has been no apology from Boebert.