U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva’s congressional office is closed this afternoon as police respond to a suspicious piece of mail.
An envelope arrived with swastikas drawn on the outside and a white powdery substance on the inside, said Adam Sarvana, Grijalva’s spokesman.
The office is on lockdown as police investigate. Those outside the office are not allowed in, and the workers and constituents inside are not allowed to leave until police clear the scene, Sarvana said.
At about 1:45 p.m. there were several police and two fire vehicles outside the office.
It’s not the first time his office has been the target of threats.
Grijalva received death threats in April, shortly after SB1070 was signed into law and he called for a boycott in response. He closed his Tucson and Yuma offices as a result.
In July, after he called off the boycott, staffers found a bullet and a shattered window inside his Yuma office
Category Archives: hate crimes
Grijalva’s Offices Targeted Again By Haters
D.C. Metro Crashes Hate Into A Family
The recent collision of two metro cars in Washington, D.C. was center-stage in the news recently. There were several fatalities, many more casualties, and the investigation is ongoing as to the cause of the wreck.
That wasn’t the only thing the train collided into, however; add the familia Fernandez to the mix. The hate has flowed heavily in their direction after the matriarch of their family died in the accident:
HYATTSVILLE, Md. – As people’s hearts continue to go out to the family of victims killed in Monday’s tragic Metro crash, some grieving family members say they’re being harassed.
Forty-year-old Ana Fernandez, an immigrant from El Salvador, was on her way to her cleaning job when she was killed in Monday’s Metro collision. On Wednesday, her family and friends gathered outside their home where her daughter said they need help but are upset with prank phone calls they have received.
“And I’m serious if you’re going to call and leave messages like that, don’t call at all,” Evelyn Fernandez, the victim’s daughter
The immigration system is one thing that needs to be overhauled, the other is the country’s corazón. There’s too much hate, and too much ignoring of it by our political leaders.
Crossposted from The Sanctuary