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A border town congresswoman detailed the conditions inside one of the facilities used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain immigrants before deportation.

"Once you see it, you can't unsee it," Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) told former GOP operative Steve Schmidt on his podcast on Tuesday. Grijalva was talking to Schmidt about the conditions inside several ICE detention facilities in Arizona.

She said the Arizona Removal Operations Coordination Center in Mesa, Arizona, had "completely scary conditions because so many people were shoved into one space," and noted that for the detainees there, it's "the last stop before people are deported."...

A Republican voter and woman who is a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse called out House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) over delaying swearing in of Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) and the vote for a bill to release the Epstein files.

Epstein survivor Haley Robson told CNN anchor Pamela Brown on Wednesday that she feels disappointed by Johnson and President Donald Trump, who she voted for, over their handling of the files and discharge petition.

Brown asked her what she would tell the president. ...

Reactions started rolling in on Wednesday after an awkward moment between Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) after she waited weeks amid the government shutdown to be officially sworn in — more than 40 days after she was elected.

Grijalva, the first Latina American woman to represent Arizona in Congress, was elected to replace her late father. Johnson, who has faced mounting pressure over the shutdown and when he planned to swear in Grijalva, is also confronting questions over an alleged attempt to block the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

In her speech, Grijalva vowed to be the 218th signature on a discharge petition to force a vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files. ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was hit with a stern legal threat from Arizona's attorney general for stalling a Democrat's swearing-in amid the government shutdown.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes on Tuesday threatened legal action and accused Johnson of dragging his feet on seating Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, Politico reports.

“Arizona’s right to a full delegation, and the right of the residents of CD 7 to representation from the person they recently voted for, are not up for debate and may not be delayed or used as leverage in negotiations about unrelated legislation,” Mayes writes in the letter. ...

Reactions flooded in on Tuesday after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) fled when asked about when he would swear in a newly elected Arizona Democrat, in what one politician described as "pathetic."

Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) was slated to be sworn in, but as the government shutdown continues, this move has been delayed. She has said Johnson may be blocking her to prevent the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Grijalva, the daughter of the late longtime Arizona Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D), who died after battling cancer, won the race last month to succeed him. Her win further narrows the gap for the Republican majority in the House. ...