DOJ Civil Rights Division

Evidence mounts of noncitizens reaching voter rolls, casting ballots as DOJ speeds crackdown justthenews.com/politics-polic…

Former Deputy U.S. Marshal Sentenced for Assault on Prisoner in Louisiana Courthouse “The great majority of law enforcement officers do essential work honorably and lawfully under difficult and high-risk conditions,” said @AAGDhillon. “But Joshua Firmin knowingly overstepped his authority when he assaulted a shackled prisoner and failed to uphold the trust placed in him when he lied about it in official documents. Today’s sentence represents appropriate accountability, and we are grateful to the law enforcement personnel who reported the misconduct and cooperated with the investigation.” Read more: justice.gov/opa/pr/former-…

This week the Civil Rights Division and the Jersey City Board of Education entered a voluntary settlement agreement to end race and national origin discrimination in student admissions at Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School, a college prep magnet school with a competitive admissions process. The settlement agreement resolves the Department’s investigation under Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin. “Federal law requires that all students, regardless of their race or national origin, be allowed to compete for admission to the best schools in their district — and this Department of Justice will ensure they have equal opportunity to do so.” -@AAGDhillon Read more: justice.gov/opa/pr/justice…

Every state and local election official is on notice – knowingly encouraging noncitizens to vote or conspiring to fraudulently register noncitizens is a federal crime. The @CivilRights Division is ready to help with compliance as American citizens deserve free and fair elections!

It’s great to see the @WSJopinion highlight our @CivilRights work dismantling DEI, in this case Evanston’s illegal reparations scheme. Kudos to DAAG @EricSell & his team for his leadership on this and other housing discrimination cases! Equality for all! wsj.com/opinion/evanst…

Last week, @CivilRights filed cases in California and Virginia to fight bans on sales of legal firearms. @TheJusticeDept is committed to ensuring that law-abiding Americans enjoy their Second Amendment rights without infringement!

Our @CivilRights Division at @TheJusticeDept is growing!  Honored to swear in 100+ new attorneys and staff to our ranks today. These civil rights warriors will enforce our nation’s laws to benefit ALL Americans, not just a select few.  It's a privilege to have them on board!

Weak voter ID verification, failure to remove ineligible voters from the rolls, and unsecured mail-in voting is a recipe for diminished voter confidence.  This @CivilRights Division @TheJusticeDept is committed to enforcing federal election laws & protecting election integrity!

In past administrations, Republican and Democrat, @theJusticeDept monitored elections to protect election integrity. This @CivilRights Division is sending monitors to 15 jurisdictions to ensure voter confidence in the upcoming primary elections!

Recent @CivilRights primary election monitoring: Biden 2022 — 9 jurisdictions Biden 2024 — 27 jurisdictions Trump 2026 — 15 jurisdictions Number of Marc Elias posts whining about @TheJusticeDept doing routine work to enforce federal law under Biden: 0

Justice Department Announces Completion of Compliance Review After Minnesota Repeals Grant Program Based on Unlawful DEI Criteria “Recipients of federal dollars cannot decide who benefits from those funds on the basis of race, color, or national origin,” said @AAGDhillon. “The Department appreciates that the State of Minnesota has recognized this foundational principle and has repealed the statute governing the program.” Read more: justice.gov/opa/pr/justice…

SCOTUS’s recent 2A decisions hew to America’s natural law, and the right to self-defense. The @CivilRights Division’s 2A section at @theJusticeDept will continue to aggressively protect Americans’ right to keep and bear arms, and follow the precedent that SCOTUS set.

Good morning to the law-abiding citizens of California and Virginia. Help is on the way.

“The Civil Rights Division will defend law-abiding citizens from states that seek to disarm them illegally,” said @AAGDhillon. “This lawsuit is yet another example of this Justice Department enforcing the Second Amendment by protecting citizens against unconstitutional state regulation of firearms.”

“On April 10, I promised Governor Spanberger that we would sue Virginia if she signed this unconstitutional weapons ban into law. I keep my promises,” said @AAGDhillon. “Law-abiding Americans should not have to live under threat of criminal sanction for simply exercising their Second Amendment right to possess arms owned by millions of their fellow citizens.”

Thanks to the SCOTUS ruling, we have new tools in @TheJusticeDept cases in MN & CA re boys in girls’ sports. It is ILLEGAL to force girls to compete against boys and we @CivilRights are on it! 👍🏼

Our great team at the @CivilRights Division co-authored the brief that led to today’s SCOTUS decision to keep men out of women’s sports. @TheJusticeDept will continue working to ensure that sex—not gender identity—governs the fair application of Title IX!

🏆 TITLE IX VICTORY AT SCOTUS 🏆   The Court rejected the radical lie that biology doesn’t matter in girls’ sports. Schools can—and will—protect women and girls from male competition. Common sense won.   The fight isn’t over. We’re just getting started. Stay tuned! ⚽️🏀🥎🎾🏒🏐

Incredible victory! Such an honor to be on the United States brief with these leaders. Special thanks to my @CivilRights Principal Deputy @JesusOseteDOJ, who took the laboring oar on these and other cases involving men in women’s spaces. Winning!

Today is the 3rd anniversary of the SCOTUS ruling in SFFA v. Harvard, which ended race discrimination in admissions. At 100 investigations & counting, the @CivilRights Division is enforcing SFFA against leading institutions to ensure that civil rights laws apply EQUALLY to ALL!