A federal law enforcement operation at an Arizona taco shop resulted in a fracas on Friday, with agents deploying pepper spray as a group of protesters tried to stop authorities.

Two agents were injured, and U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva was in the vicinity as protesters were sprayed. The Democratic congresswoman from Arizona took to social media , claiming she was sprayed in the face and accused immigration enforcement officers of operating without transparency or accountability.

While I am fine, if that is the way they treat me, how are they treating other community members who do not have the same privileges and protections that I do? she said in a statement.

It was less than a month ago that Grijalva was sworn in as the newest member of Congress. She won special election in September to fill the House seat last held by her late father .

Another video posted by Grijalva on social media shows a man stepping in front of her, raising his arm and turning the congresswoman away as a federal agent sprays nearby protesters. Later in the video, as Grijalva continues walking in the street, a projectile is seen landing near her foot.

Federal officials confirmed that Grijalva was not pepper sprayed and that agents with Homeland Security Investigations were targeting multiple Tucson restaurants as part of a years-long investigation into immigration and tax violations. Several search warrants were served across southern Arizona on Friday as part of the operation.

In a statement, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin described the group gathered in Tucson as a mob. She said two agents were seriously injured during the clash and took issue with Grijalvas account of what happened.

Presenting ones self as a Member of Congress doesnt give you the right to obstruct law enforcement, McLaughlin said.

Authorities used yellow tape to cordon off the restaurant and its parking lot as agents removed boxes from the building early Friday. By mid-morning, protesters had gathered outside with signs and whistles. Some in the group were hit with pepper spray as they tried to keep federal vehicles from leaving the area.

Tucson police said federal tactical agents responded to extract investigative special agents from the area where the protesters were gathered. After deploying chemical munitions, police said federal agents then requested emergency support from local authorities to help with exiting the area.

Tucson police did not make any arrests.

周五，亚利桑那州一家墨西哥卷饼店发生了一场联邦执法行动引发的冲突。当时一群抗议者试图阻止执法人员，警方随即使用了胡椒喷雾。

两名执法人员受伤，美国众议员阿德丽塔·格里哈尔瓦当时也在抗议者遭喷洒的现场附近。这位来自亚利桑那州的民主党女议员在社交媒体上发声，称自己面部被喷洒，并指责移民执法官员行动缺乏透明度与问责机制。

她在声明中表示："尽管我目前没事，但如果他们这样对待我，那么那些没有我这样的特权和保护的社区成员又会受到怎样的对待呢？"

不到一个月前，格里哈尔瓦宣誓就任国会最新议员。她在9月的特别选举中胜出，接替已故父亲留下的众议院席位。

格里哈尔瓦在社交媒体发布的另一段视频显示，一名男子挡在她面前，举起手臂迫使这位女议员转身离开，此时一名联邦探员正对附近的抗议者喷洒刺激性物质。视频后续画面中，当格里哈尔瓦继续沿街道行走时，可见有投射物落在她脚边。

联邦官员证实，格里哈尔瓦并未遭到胡椒喷雾袭击，国土安全调查局的探员此次针对图森市多家餐厅展开行动，是一项持续多年的移民及税务违规调查的一部分。作为该行动的一环，周五亚利桑那州南部多地执行了多项搜查令。

美国国土安全部助理部长特里西娅·麦克劳克林在一份声明中将图森市聚集的人群称为暴徒。她表示，冲突中有两名特工受重伤，并对格里哈尔瓦对事件的描述提出异议。

麦可劳夫林表示：“自称是‘国会议员’并不意味着你有权阻挠执法。”

周五清晨，当局用黄色警戒线封锁了餐厅及其停车场，执法人员从建筑内搬出多个箱子。临近中午时分，抗议者举着标语、吹着哨子聚集在餐厅外。其中部分人试图阻止联邦车辆驶离时遭到胡椒喷雾袭击。

图森警方称，联邦战术小组出动撤离了聚集抗议者区域内的调查特工。警方表示，在部署化学弹药后，联邦探员随即向地方当局请求紧急支援，以协助撤离该区域。

图森警方未逮捕任何人。