Law Enforcement and Protests

ICE says Rep. Adelita Grijalva joined a "rioting crowd" and attempted to impede a Dec. 5 Tucson ICE operation that resulted in 46 arrests in a multi‑year probe into labor exploitation, tax and immigration violations and drew "over 100 agitators" who assaulted officers and slashed tires. Grijalva says she was pushed aside and pepper‑sprayed after identifying herself while seeking information, but DHS officials say she was only near someone who was sprayed; two HSI Special Response Team operators were injured and the episode prompted calls for a congressional investigation.