What happened
Dhillon led the division for 18 months. More than 75% of its staff left last year, CBS reports, as she shifted it toward gun owners’ rights, curbing diversity programs at universities and opposing civil rights protections for transgender people.
What each side says
Blanche said she enforced the law “without fear or favor.” Her letter cites ending “unlawful and discriminatory DEI practices” and suits over girls’ sports. The Human Rights Campaign called her exit welcome but said it “doesn’t automatically undo the damage.”
What’s next
Dhillon wrote that she told the White House in early October she would step down after the midterms. The Human Rights Campaign asked the new Congress to use its oversight power to review the division.
“the honor of a lifetime” Harmeet Dhillon, on X, as quoted by The Advocate