“Finite ICE resources should be focused on removing individuals who pose genuine threats to public safety, such as gang members and violent offenders, not people complying with the law.” WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly and Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) andYassamin Ansari (AZ-03) demanded answers from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) following reports that ICE abruptly detained multiple individuals who were attending their scheduled immigration court hearings in Phoenix last week.   READ MORE: ‘Troubling’: Arizona’s US lawmakers demand answers over ICE courthouse arrests “As lawmakers representing a border state, we know firsthand the impact that decades of federal inaction have had

“These reckless disruptions will have unnecessary and lasting negative impacts on Arizona survivors of domestic violence and reduce public safety” WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, alongside Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Attorney General Pam Bondi urging them to reverse recent policy changes that have delayed or terminated federal funding for victim service programs. The lawmakers warned that these disruptions are putting survivors of domestic and sexual violence at risk and forcing Arizona providers to cut back essential victim services.   “Cuts to victim services directly threaten the safety and

WASHINTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) urged the Trump Administration to reverse its decision to withdraw from the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement (TSA). In a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Senator Gallego and 15 Congressional lawmakers warn that terminating the agreement will cause widespread American job losses, large price increases for consumers, and significant disruptions to the U.S. agricultural supply chain.   The lawmakers’ letter emphasizes the critical role that tomato imports play in sustaining jobs and supply chains across Arizona, Texas, California, and other Southwestern states. They argue that terminating the agreement would lead to increased prices and reduced availability of a dietary