100 Plus Woke DOJ Attorneys ‘Self-Deport’ After Focus Shifts to Rule of Law [WATCH]

More than 100 attorneys have exited the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division following a change in leadership and direction under President Donald Trump’s second-term administration.

Harmeet Dhillon, who was appointed by Trump as the new Assistant Attorney General overseeing the division, confirmed that the departures came after she redirected the division’s priorities and notified staff of a shift away from ideological litigation.

In a memo issued last week, Dhillon informed the division’s approximately 340 attorneys that the new DOJ Civil Rights Division would prioritize the enforcement of civil rights protections under federal law, including action against antisemitism, anti-Christian discrimination, and the use of race-based diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies.

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She also announced that peaceful religious expression, such as prayer outside abortion clinics, would no longer be a prosecutorial focus.

“Woke ideology is out and the rule of law is in,” Dhillon wrote in the internal memo, adding that attorneys should “govern yourself accordingly.”

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In response, more than 100 attorneys opted to accept a buyout package offered to DOJ employees, available through the end of September.

The mass departure represents nearly one-third of the division’s legal staff. Dhillon confirmed the development during an interview with Blaze TV host Glenn Beck.

“No one has been fired by me since I came,” Dhillon said.

“And en masse, dozens and now over 100 attorneys decided they’d rather not do what the job requires them to do, and I think that’s fine because we don’t want people in the federal government who feel like it’s their pet project to go persecute police departments based on statistical evidence, or persecute people praying outside abortion facilities instead of doing violence. That’s not the job here.”

Dhillon said the division will continue to enforce civil rights laws but will do so in accordance with the Constitution and statutory authority, not ideological preferences.

“I have a very robust affirmative civil rights agenda that I think many Americans will be pleased with,” she said, noting that her team will be seeking new attorneys who support the division’s legal mission.

The mass exits follow broader shifts throughout the federal government during Trump’s second term.

Since January, approximately 75,000 government employees have accepted buyouts to leave their positions.

An additional 121,000 have reportedly lost jobs through reductions in force under Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an initiative launched in January and led by Elon Musk to reduce waste and streamline federal operations.

The civil rights division under Dhillon has also signaled it will pursue criminal acts of violence against pregnancy resource centers, which have been targeted in over 200 documented firebombings in recent years.

While previous DOJ leadership focused heavily on prosecuting individuals demonstrating near abortion facilities, Dhillon said the new focus will be on identifying and prosecuting perpetrators of actual violence, not peaceful protest.

Critics of the policy shift say the buyouts risk weakening institutional expertise at the department, while supporters argue the exits allow for a reset that prioritizes legal integrity over activism.

As of now, the DOJ has not released names or official figures beyond acknowledging voluntary separations.

The White House has not announced a replacement strategy for the departing attorneys, but Dhillon confirmed that hiring efforts are underway to rebuild the division under its revised mission.

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