May 21, 2026 - Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement in response to ICE’s statement demonizing Karla Toledo – a DACA recipient brought to the U.S. when she was one year old. Karla was detained by ICE agents on Monday without explanation at her home despite being a DACA recipient. Rep. Grijalva visited Karla later in the day at a temporary ICE holding facility in Tucson after her family was unable to verify where she was being held.  

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You can see a video statement here. 

“ICE has zero credibility and cannot be taken at their word. This is the same agency that falsely labeled Alex Pretti as a domestic terrorist after murdering him in cold blood in Minneapolis. Smearing people after the fact and gaslighting the public is part of ICE’s playbook whenever they face scrutiny over their actions.”

“ICE still has not answered why agents violently stormed into Karla Toledo’s home without a warrant signed by a judge. In fact, video shows the agents clearly belittling her for exercising her Fourth Amendment rights, saying, “So now you want to play the game that now it needs to be signed by a judge. We know what we’re doing.” This was in response to her repeated requests to see a warrant signed by a judge — which is legally required for agents to enter a private home. 

“If ICE alleges that Karla assaulted one of their officers, they should immediately release any body camera footage and evidence substantiating that claim. The fact that it took ICE nearly 48 hours to produce this carefully-worded statement — while omitting any explanation regarding the alleged warrant they referenced — raises even more questions about the agency’s credibility and transparency.

“Despite Trump’s promise to target ‘the worst of the worst,’ this administration is going after young people brought to this country as children through no fault of their own, including DACA recipients who have been granted legal authorization by the federal government to work in the United States. This is the ultimate betrayal and is a new low – even for Trump. Karla must be released immediately.”

Source: Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva