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No documented enforcement against Hillary J. Scholten

Hillary J. Scholten has 2 documented facts referencing violations, fines, settlements, or fraud, but no connection in the platform's graph documents an enforcement action, prosecution, sanction, or consent decree against them. This may indicate the platform's data is incomplete — or it may indicate a real enforcement gap. Either way, it's worth a closer look.

Entities involved: Hillary J. Scholten
Detected: 03 May 2026
Evidence last verified: 02 May 2026
Supporting evidence
[disclosure] The Laken Riley Act mandates detention based on arrest (not conviction) for nonviolent theft-related offenses, and allows state attorneys general to sue DHS. The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center — Scholten's former employer — criticized such policies, and civil rights groups warned the bill threatens civil liberties and denies bond even when immigrants have valid deportation defenses.
Hillary J. Scholten · primary · source ↗ · 02 May 2026
Voted yea on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act (mandatory detention for nonviolent theft arrests without conviction)) on 2025-01-22: Scholten was one of only 46 Democrats (out of 212 voting) to support mandatory detention of undocumented immigrants for nonviolent theft arrests — without requiring conviction. A former DOJ immigration attorney and Michigan Immigrant Rights Center staffer, Scholten cited a local murder case. Her vote placed her at odds with her professional background, civil rights groups, and the progressive wing of her party. Her district is 10.8% Hispanic with significant immigrant communities. This was a cross_pressure vote: her stated desire for 'common sense' immigration enforcement clashed with her career defending immigrant rights.
Hillary J. Scholten · primary · source ↗ · 02 May 2026
3 actions you can take
File a FOIA
File a FOIA request with the U.S. Department of Justice — Criminal Division
Target: U.S. Department of Justice — Criminal Division
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Subject: FOIA Request — All non-exempt records — including correspondence, internal memoranda, referrals

Dear FOIA Officer,

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, I request access to and copies of the following records held by the U.S. Department of Justice — Criminal Division:

All non-exempt records — including correspondence, internal memoranda, referrals, declination memos, and case-opening or case-closing documents — concerning any investigation, declined investigation, or referral involving "Hillary J. Scholten" from January 2010 to the present.

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Ask the House Committee on Financial Services to hold a hearing
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Subject: Constituent request: hearing on No documented enforcement against Hillary J. Scholten

Dear Members of the House Committee on Financial Services,

I am writing to ask the committee to hold a public hearing on the following matter that falls within your jurisdiction: No documented enforcement against Hillary J. Scholten.

The basis of this request is documented in publicly available evidence summarised here: No documented enforcement against Hillary J. Scholten.

Full evidence trail with source citations: https://goblinhouse.net/wall/enforcement-gap-congress-s001221

This matter has not, to my knowledge, been the subject of a formal committee inquiry. The cited evidence consists …
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Subject: Tip — No documented enforcement against Hillary J. Scholten

Hi ProPublica team,

Tipping you to a documented accountability gap that aligns with your beat (Investigative journalism, financial crime, government accountability):

No documented enforcement against Hillary J. Scholten

One-line summary: No documented enforcement against Hillary J. Scholten

Full evidence trail with source citations and confidence labels: https://goblinhouse.net/wall/enforcement-gap-congress-s001221

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