Harmeet Dhillon resigns after radical reshape of Justice Department's Civil Rights Division
Summary
Harmeet Dhillon said she resigned as head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, saying she had decided weeks earlier to return to private practice. During her tenure, the division shifted its priorities, including ending some police reform efforts and investigating universities over diversity policies and antisemitism.Key Facts
- Dhillon announced her resignation on Thursday and said the White House had asked her to stay until after the midterm elections.
- She said she had not been asked to resign and described the decision as her own.
- More than three-quarters of the division’s workforce at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term have left, according to the article.
- The division ended some police reform settlements and investigations during Dhillon’s tenure.
- The division investigated universities over diversity and inclusion policies, admissions practices, and responses to antisemitism on campus.
- The article says pressure from the division led to settlements with schools and the resignation of the University of Virginia’s president.
- Dhillon led an effort to obtain detailed voter records from states, but faced repeated court losses.
- Former Justice Department attorneys criticized Dhillon’s leadership, while Attorney General Todd Blanche praised her work.
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