US EditionRoughly 70% of Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division expected to accept resignation offer
- Approximately 70% of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division staff are expected to accept a voluntary resignation offer by May 19, 2025, affecting roughly 340 employees in Washington, D.C.
- This mass resignation follows Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon’s appointment and a shift in the division’s priorities under the Trump administration since January 2025.
- The division, founded in 1957 to enforce civil rights laws, is undergoing changes including reassignments of senior attorneys and refocusing on anti-Christian bias, antisemitism, and reversing policies on transgender rights.
- Dhillon reported that more than 100 attorneys have chosen to accept an offer allowing them to step away from their duties, expressing that those unwilling to perform their required roles are free to leave. She emphasized that the primary responsibility is to uphold federal civil rights statutes rather than advancing what she described as "woke ideology."
- The resignations facilitate converting the division into a unit aligned with Trump-era goals, suggesting a fundamental transformation of its enforcement focus and potentially reversing many Biden administration civil rights initiatives.
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Roughly 70% of Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division expected to accept resignation offer
Approximately 70% of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is expected to accept a second offer to federal workers that allows them to resign from their positions and be paid through September, according to a source familiar with the situation.
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