Washington, May 22 -- Congressman Greg Stanton issued the following news release:
This week, Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) conducted a surprise oversight visit at the Arizona Removal Operations Coordination Center (AROCC) at the Mesa Gateway Airport following alarming reports of abuse and medical neglect inside the facility.
The visit comes after the Arizona Mirror reported (https://azmirror.com/2026/05/13/911-call-reveals-ice-pepper-sprayed-47-detainees-in-overcrowded-mesa-holding-facility/) that, in late February, a 911 call was placed from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Mesa after a man reportedly suffered a seizure when immigration agents deployed pepper spray against a group ...