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Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for civil rights at the Justice Department, has resigned, according to Attorney General Todd Blanche. Dhillon, who led the Civil Rights Division for 18 months, is the first senior-level Justice Department official to step down following Democrats' historic midterm election wins. During her tenure, Dhillon replaced about 300 lawyers with staff more aligned with the Trump administration's ideology. She spearheaded efforts to monitor midterm elections and launched investigations into universities and school districts for their handling of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Dhillon's resignation comes amid a broader exodus of officials from the Justice Department, with two more high-level officials, John Eisenberg and Jason Reding Quinones, also resigning.
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