US EditionTrump appointee grilled in court about shuttering Homeland Security offices tasked with civil rights oversight
- A Trump appointee, Ronald Sartini, testified on May 19, 2025, about plans to rebuild three dismantled civil rights oversight offices within DHS in a federal courtroom.
- The offices were gutted with mass layoffs starting March 21, 2025, amid a legal challenge led by migrant advocacy groups accusing the administration of undermining congressionally mandated functions.
- Sartini defended the shutdown citing inefficiency and duplicated work, and said he prepared a rebuilding proposal involving new hires and contractors awaiting DHS leadership approval.
- More than 300 employees from the CIS ombudsman, Office for Civil Rights, and Immigration Detention Ombudsman offices were put on administrative leave, leaving only top executives working, while investigations into serious complaints paused.
- US District Judge Ana Reyes found Sartini's testimony credible but warned she feared being "hoodwinked" as she examines whether the administration will promptly restore the offices to avoid irreparable harm.
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Trump appointee grilled in court about shuttering Homeland Security offices tasked with civil rights oversight
A federal judge said that she had concerns about being “hoodwinked” by plans put forward in her courtroom Monday by a Trump appointee to rebuild three offices focused on civil rights oversight within the Department of Homeland Security that were eviscerated with mass layoffs set to take effect this week.
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