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Harmeet Dhillon

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Harmeet Dhillon is a lawyer and an official in the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division.

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What we have documented

We have documented 5 statements by Harmeet Dhillon, in 4 cases. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Harmeet Dhillon

Portrait of Harmeet Dhillon

Harmeet Dhillon

Role at the time: Departing assistant attorney general for civil rights

Defended or excused

Statement summary

Dhillon presents action against DEI and on women and girls' sports as achievements of her tenure.

“We ushered in the downfall of illegal DEI, we fought to protect women and girls’ sports,”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Harmeet Dhillon describes her Civil Rights Division prioritiesOriginal post, 1:53 p.m. Eastern
Why we used this label

Dhillon endorses the priorities she pursued while leading the division, which are the conduct under scrutiny.

Read statementFull case: Blanche praises Harmeet Dhillon's civil-rights record; HRC calls it a dismantling
Portrait of Harmeet Dhillon

Harmeet Dhillon

Role at the time: Assistant attorney general for DOJ's Civil Rights Division, quoted in a department press release

Defended or excused

Statement summary

In DOJ's Election Day release, Dhillon says election integrity is a top priority and that she is proud the Civil Rights Division is deploying the largest monitoring effort in DOJ history, pursuing transparency in what she calls an assertive and nondiscriminatory manner.

“Election integrity has been one of the top priorities for this Administration and this Division ... I am very proud we are deploying the largest monitoring effort in DOJ history, and pursuing transparency for elections in an assertive and nondiscriminatory manner.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)DOJ To Monitor Elections in All 50 States for First Time · United States Department of JusticeFull release, including the jurisdiction list
Why we used this label

On whether DOJ should send monitors to all 50 states, Dhillon defends the deployment, calling election integrity a priority and describing the effort as assertive and nondiscriminatory.

Read statementFull case: Should DOJ send election monitors to all 50 states?
Portrait of Harmeet Dhillon

Harmeet Dhillon

Role at the time: Assistant attorney general for DOJ's Civil Rights Division

Defended or excused

Response to this claim

DOJ's expanded nationwide election-monitoring deployment is justified as routine enforcement of federal election law.

“are sending trained legal professionals to monitor the upcoming election. Monitors observe & document on election day, taking action later if needed.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Harmeet Dhillon defends the election-monitoring deployment · Harmeet DhillonComplete written caption from the official assistant attorney general account, October 6, 2026.
Why we used this label

She defends the planned monitoring by describing limited observational duties and professional staffing.

Read statementFull case: Should DOJ send election monitors to all 50 states?
Portrait of Harmeet Dhillon

Harmeet Dhillon

Role at the time: Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Justice

Defended or excused

Statement summary

Harmeet Dhillon, the Justice Department's Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, said on X that it was "encouraging to see local law enforcement take action" and, in a Newsmax interview about Sheriff Bianco's ballot investigation, called it "very refreshing" and said she looked forward to seeing what the sheriff and lawyers found.

“It’s encouraging to see local law enforcement take action — Not everything can be done by the federal government! @CivilRights knows confidence in our elections depends on transparency and the ability to ask questions. … It’s very refreshing to see local law enforcement take action on these types of issues … Too often everyone runs to the federal government, asks us to be the police of everything, but actually this type of thing should be investigated by local law enforcement. So I look forward to seeing what the sheriff and lawyers there find out.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Harmeet Dhillon post on local law enforcement action (X, March 28, 2026) · Harmeet DhillonFull X post with attached video, published 2026-03-28 13:49 UTC
Why we used this label

The reference point is the sheriff's seizure and handling of the ballots. Dhillon, speaking about Bianco's ballot investigation, welcomes the local action and says such matters should be investigated by local law enforcement, expressing approval of it without addressing the custody rule.

Read statementFull case: Was Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco's seizure of about 650,000 ballots lawful?
Portrait of Harmeet Dhillon

Harmeet Dhillon

Role at the time: Assistant attorney general for civil rights

Condemned

Response to this claim

Weaver later described private property, especially homeownership, as a weapon of white supremacy presented as wealth-building policy.

“New York: Consider this your official notice from the Justice Department. We will NOT tolerate discrimination based on skin color. It is ILLEGAL.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Harmeet Dhillon warns Mamdani administration about anti-white discriminationReport reproducing Dhillon’s public statement
Why we used this label

The official warning is an adverse response to Weaver’s rhetoric and appointment, while not alleging that a specific discriminatory act had already occurred.

Read statementFull case: Cea Weaver’s “impoverish the white middle class” and homeownership remarks

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