ARIZONA – On Monday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) visited the Florence Detention Center to meet with constituents currently in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody and to receive a tour of the facility from ICE personnel. WATCH MORE: Sen. Gallego says Trump administration’s deportations go too far One of the constituents Senator Gallego met with, Amin, fled political violence in Iran in 2001 with his wife, seeking safety from the Ayatollah’s regime. They have lived in the United States for more than two decades, raised two American-born sons – now 18 and 16. Despite their deep ties to the U.S. and lack of criminal history, both parents have

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to take immediate action to prevent steep increases in Medicare Part D prescription drug premiums for 2026. “I am deeply concerned about the impact premium increases will have on individuals who rely on Medicare Part D for access to essential medications,” Senator Gallego wrote in a letter to CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz. “Any increase in premiums places an undue financial burden on beneficiaries at a time when Americans are already feeling the strain of rising health care costs.” CMS recently announced the 2026 preliminary rate information for Medicare Part D prescription drug plans,

PHOENIX – On Tuesday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) met with the family of Kelly Yu, a mother and local restaurant owner who has been in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody since May after living in the United States for the past 21 years.  READ MORE: Family of Valley business owner facing deportation meets with Senator Gallego Kelly Yu fled China as a teenager in 2004 after learning she was pregnant, seeking asylum in the U.S. to escape the country’s one-child policy. Since then, she has built a life here: opening two popular restaurants in Peoria, marrying a U.S. citizen, and raising a daughter—now a college student and