TUCSON, Ariz. ( KPHO /Gray News) - Arizona’s newest congressional representative says she was pepper-sprayed by immigration agents during raids and protests in the state on Friday.

Rep. Adelita Grijalva said in a post on X that she witnessed 40 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during demonstrations linked to a federal operation at Taco Giro, a Tucson-area 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 those at the scene.

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 agents questions when she was reported

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