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first_reported: 2026-11-05 10:31 PT
updated: 2026-11-05 17:00 PT
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# Harmeet Dhillon resigns as Justice Department civil rights chief

Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Thursday on X that he accepted the resignation of Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, a San Francisco attorney who led the Civil Rights Division.

Section: [Around Town](/section/life.md) · Entities: [Harmeet Dhillon](/wiki/harmeet-dhillon.md), [Todd Blanche](/wiki/todd-blanche.md), [U.S. Department of Justice](/wiki/u-s-department-of-justice.md)

## Coverage

- [KRON4](https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/conservative-sf-attorney-resigns-from-trump-doj/), 2026-11-05 10:31 PT: Conservative SF attorney resigns from Trump DOJ
- [The San Francisco Standard](https://sfstandard.com/2026/11/05/harmeet-dhillon-san-francisco-s-anti-woke-crusader-leaves-trump-administration/), 2026-11-05 11:02 PT: Harmeet Dhillon, San Francisco’s anti-woke crusader, leaves the Trump administration
- [SFist](https://sfist.com/2026/11/05/former-sf-gop-chair-harmeet-dhillon-resigns-from-doj-after-turbulent-tenure/), 2026-11-05 17:00 PT: Former SF GOP Chair Harmeet Dhillon Resigns From DOJ After Turbulent Tenure

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