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Friday, 6 November 2026
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26 Jumada Al-Awwal 1448 AH
A pivotal figure in the US Justice Department's civil rights division has resigned, setting the stage for intense congressional scrutiny. The departure follows a dramatic overhaul of the division and comes as a newly empowered Congress prepares to launch investigations.
Harmeet Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice’s civil rights division, officially resigned on November 5, 2026. This departure occurred just days after Democrats swept both chambers of the US Congress in the country's midterm elections, shifting the balance of power in Washington. Dhillon, a key ally of President Donald Trump, had overseen a significant restructuring of the division since her confirmation in April 2025, a period that critics, including hundreds of former Justice Department officials, described as its
Harmeet Dhillon resigned shortly after Democrats won control of Congress, facing imminent investigations into her division's actions, including alleged blocks on inquiries into ICE shootings and the Epstein files. Her departure is seen as a strategic move to preempt congressional scrutiny.
The 'dramatic overhaul' under Dhillon reportedly weakened the division's enforcement of anti-discrimination laws and its investigative capacity. Critics claim it shifted priorities away from protecting citizens, raising concerns about the protection of fundamental civil liberties and accountability for government actions.
The new Democratic-controlled Congress plans to investigate abuses by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, particularly fatal shootings, and the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, which allegedly involved interventions to shield the president from scrutiny.
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