# Senior US Justice Department official Harmeet Dhillon plans imminent resignation

https://mins.news/en/item/131125

- Reuters, 2026-11-05 17:24 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-ally-leading-justice-department-civil-rights-unit-resign-sources-say-2026-11-05/

> Harmeet Dhillon, a senior US Justice Department official who led the Civil Rights Division and oversaw investigations involving universities, voting and religious liberty, plans to resign imminently, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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