Harmeet Dhillon Resigns as DOJ Civil Rights Chief Following Midterm Losses, Marking a Shift in Trump’s Administration

11/06/2026

Washington, Nov 5 (PTI): Indian-American Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Kaur Dhillon has resigned as head of the US Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, becoming the first senior...

11/06/2026

Attorney General Todd Blanche announced her resignation in a social media post, saying Assistant Attorney General Dhillon had "led the Civil Rights Division with conviction

11/06/2026

Harmeet Dhillon's planned departure follows the Republicans' midterm setbacks and comes after her tenure reshaped the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division around the Trump administration's...

11/06/2026

Dhillon said she had decided to resign on her own and had delayed making the announcement at the request of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles until after Election Day.

11/06/2026

Harmeet Dhillon resigns as US Civil Rights chief, calls role honour of a lifetime

11/05/2026

Harmeet Dhillon resigns as head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division following Democrats' major midterm election gains.

11/05/2026

State of the Union: Dhillon is the first high-level Justice official to leave the administration.

11/05/2026

Harmeet Dhillon resigns from Justice Department’s storied civil rights division after embarrassing GOP losses

11/05/2026

Dhillon has been a powerful and divisive figure inside the Justice Department since her confirmation last year as assistant attorney general.

11/05/2026

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon resigned from the Trump administration on Thursday, the first big-name departure since the midterm election results swung hard against Republicans....

11/05/2026

Former officials told Bloomberg Law that several other senior political appointees could leave before the New Year.