TUCSON, AZ (AZFamily) —Arizona’s newest congressional representative says she was pepper-sprayed by immigration agents during raids and protests in Tucson on Friday morning.

Rep. Adelita Grijalva said in a post on X , formerly known as Twitter, that she witnessed 40 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during demonstrations linked to a federal operation at Taco Giro, a local Mexican food chain.

Video posted on social media showed agents using pepper spray on the large group of protestors, along with Rep. Grijalva, who arrived and tried to talk to protestors in a raid at a Tucson restaurant .

The Democratic lawmaker said she had shown up to get lunch for herself alongside her staff. When she arrived, she said she identified herself as a member of Congress and was asking federal

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