Lauren Boebert , Republican U.S. representative for Colorado, faced criticism from Latino advocacy groups and political opponents after a photo surfaced of the congresswoman wearing a Mexican-themed costume at a Halloween party , according to a report from The Denver Post.

The image, which circulated on social media over the weekend, showed Boebert wearing a sombrero and Mexican dress while holding a sign featuring a pun making light of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) crackdowns.

A man dressed as an ICE agent, purportedly her boyfriend, stood beside her in the photo, ABC News reported.

Newsweek reached out to Boebert's office for comment via email Monday night.

In a statement to The Denver Post, a spokesperson for Boebert said, “It’s a Halloween costume.

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