“After she upended the division’s mission-critical work, the civil servants who dedicated their careers to protecting vulnerable communities were instead told to target them – and more than three-quarters of the division’s lawyers left. Dhillon wielded the enormous power of the justice department to threaten universities, state and local officials, and election workers in spurious cases that rarely won in court.”

Stacey Young · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-05

Young added that Dhillon redirected civil servants to target vulnerable communities, causing most of the division's lawyers to leave.