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Hillary Scholten: “This [Hold ICE Accountable Act] is an actual bill in…”

Featuring: Hillary Scholten, Democratic | U.S. House Michigan, District 3

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Published | Video Starts at 00:03

If we abolish ICE altogether, who's going to help us track down and investigate human trafficking in our community? Haley Stevens, on the other hand, has introduced the Hold ICE Accountable Act. This [Hold ICE Accountable Act] is an actual bill in Congress that would establish an independent special prosecutor to go after bad actors and lawless ICE agents within ICE to hold them accountable. As a former DOJ attorney, I can't tell you it would be very effective. She also conducted an oversight visit with me to the ICE detention facility in Baldwin and asked to tough, hard hitting questions. (00:03–04:36)

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