Rep. Adelita Grijalva Says ICE Pepper-Sprayed Her During Tucson Raid

Overview

• Grijalva says she identified herself as a member of Congress at Taco Giro in Tucson and was pushed and pepper-sprayed while seeking information during an ICE operation.
• She reports seeing roughly 40 mostly masked agents and says members of the press and her staff were directly sprayed as bystanders blocked several ICE vehicles in the street.
• ICE has described the activity as part of a broader multi-warrant enforcement effort in southern Arizona and has disputed that she was directly sprayed, citing crowd resistance and reporting injured officers.
• Democratic officials including Sen. Ruben Gallego, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, and Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Adriano Espaillat condemned the agents’ actions and pledged accountability.
• Requests for details and oversight are mounting, with arrest totals and internal findings still pending and Tucson police saying their role was limited to traffic control.