Politics
Harmeet Dhillon resigns as head of US Justice Department's Civil Rights Division
November 5, 2026 at 07:38 PM
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AJAl Jazeera English
Top US civil rights official resigns
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CNCNN
Harmeet Dhillon, who runs the Justice Department’s Civil Rights division, resigns
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TGThe Guardian
Harmeet Dhillon, controversial head of DoJ’s civil rights division, steps down
(opens the publisher’s site)Harmeet Dhillon has resigned as head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, the first senior administration official to leave since the midterms.
- Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Dhillon's resignation on X, saying she "led the Civil Rights Division with conviction" and "enforced the law without fear or favor."
- Dhillon, a former legal adviser to Donald Trump's campaign, is the first senior official to leave since the midterms, in which Democrats took control of Congress.
- More than 75% of the division's career lawyers were fired or quit during her 18-month tenure.
- Under Dhillon, the department sued over two dozen states seeking voter roll access and lost every case.