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Rep. Adelita Grijalva says she was pepper sprayed during ICE raid

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Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva of Arizona said Friday she was pepper-sprayed by ICE during a raid at a Tucson restaurant. A Homeland Security spokesperson denied Grijalva's account.

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  • Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper sprayed by ICE during a Tucson raid
  • Incident occurred at a restaurant with about 40 masked ICE agents present 32s
  • Grijalva claims she and two staff members were sprayed and pushed by agents 1m 5s
  • She identified herself as a Congress member and described agents as disrespectful 1m 15s
  • Homeland Security denies Grijalva was sprayed, says she was nearby during incident 1m 30s