Mass Exodus Hits DOJ Civil Rights Division Under Trump | JQJO

A mass exodus of attorneys from the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division is underway, with approximately 70% of its lawyers leaving since President Trump's inauguration. The Trump administration is dramatically reshaping the division, shifting its focus from traditional civil rights enforcement to enforcing the president's executive orders. This includes initiatives targeting alleged radical indoctrination in schools and combating what the administration terms antisemitism and anti-Christian bias. Former and current officials describe this as a dismantling of the division's original mission and a perversion of the separation of powers. The changes, spearheaded by the division's new head Harmeet Dhillon, have led to the dropping of investigations and withdrawal from numerous cases related to voting rights and discrimination.