The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division is experiencing unprecedented turmoil as approximately 70% of its attorneys leave amid a major reorientation under the Trump administration. Traditionally focused on combating discrimination, the division is now pivoting towards enforcing policies aligned with the president's executive orders. This shift has alarmed many, including former officials, who argue it undermines the division's historical mission of protecting civil rights for all Americans. Such sweeping changes symbolize a profound departure from established norms and threaten the integrity of the Justice Department's independence.
Some 250 attorneys or around 70% of the division's lawyers have left or will have left the department... it marks a dramatic turn for the storied division.
The Civil Rights Division exists to enforce civil rights laws that protect all Americans... it's a perversion of the separation of powers.
Current effort amounts to the dismantling of the division and its traditional mission according to five current or former department officials.
The changes underway now are far beyond the normal recalibration, current and former employees and outside observers say.
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