Harmeet Dhillon, DOJ's controversial civil rights chief, resigns

“Harmeet Dhillon set to resign as top DOJ civil rights official: sources”

Dhillon handled the Trump administration's probes of US universities, hate crimes at houses of worship and election integrity efforts

“Harmeet Dhillon, controversial head of DoJ’s civil rights division, steps down”

Dhillon is first high-level justice department official to leave after historic Republican defeat in 2026 midterms US midterms 2026 live – latest updates Harmeet Dhillon, a Donald Trump ally who led the justice department’s civil rights division, is leaving her position. “Today, I accepted the resignation of Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who led the Civil Rights Division with conviction the past 18 months. She has defended the civil liberties of every American and enforced the law…

“Harmeet Dhillon resigns from DOJ in first major postmidterm exit”

Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ), resigned Thursday. Dhillon is one of the first major Trump administration appointees to resign from the department and the first major figure to exit the administration after the Republicans' midterm battering. “Today, I accepted the resignation of Assistant...

“Harmeet Dhillon, DOJ's controversial civil rights chief, resigns”

Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division, resigned from the Justice Department on Thursday.

“Harmeet Dhillon, Leader of Justice Department’s Civil Rights Unit, Resigns”

The move came after conflicts with Justice Department leaders, including disagreements over legal strategy in the midterm elections, people familiar with the matter said.

“Top US civil rights official resigns”

New Democratic Congress expected to probe Trump Justice Department office's handling of Epstein files and ICE killings.

“News Wrap: Head of Justice Department's civil rights division resigns”

In our news wrap Thursday, Harmeet Dhillon is stepping down as head of the Justice Department's civil rights division, Melania Trump hosted Russian and Ukrainian officials to mark a localized ceasefire and European authorities are investigating a series of bomb threats that targeted more than a dozen flights.

“Harmeet Dhillon resigns after radical reshape of Justice Department's Civil Rights Division”

Dhillon has been a powerful and divisive figure inside President Donald Trump's Justice Department since her confirmation last year as assistant attorney general, where she dramatically changed the direction of a division created during the country's Civil Rights Movement to protect the rights of minorities.