During a hearing in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, Harmeet Dhillon provided compelling testimony about how the Trump administration is rapidly weeding out discriminatory policies and practices across America.
Dhillon used the "Ending Illegal DEI Discrimination & Preferences: Enforcing Our Civil Rights Laws" hearing as a report card on her tenure after the first 100 days in office, in which she said "under the leadership of Attorney General Pam Bondi," they have been working diligently to "end illegal DEI [Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion] for all Americans," including in education and the workplace.
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Some of the highlights she shared with the committee members on ending DEI in education:
"As a result of multifaceted investigations into illegal, DEI-based discrimination, harassment, and abuse at major, so-called elite universities and colleges," the Civil Rights Division is talking with "many educational institutions" to end all of their DEI programs. She added that these include law, medical, and nursing schools.
As part of that effort, Dhillon said they are continuing to investigate 'rampant antisemitism' on campus. The division is in discussions with those schools to end "antisemitic abuse" there.
Dhillon mentioned that in addition to those efforts, in April, they opened investigations into 50 universities, "sending letters requesting any changes to admissions processes" that run counter to fair admissions standards.
Another investigation looks into "racially discriminatory admissions practices at selective public high schools," she said. And that was just the beginning, as you can see in the video at the bottom of the page.
Dhillon didn't mince words when answering a senator's question, saying what she thinks of first when she heard the initials "DEI" - "discrimination, exclusion, and intolerance":
She added that her office is depending on both the public and whistleblowers "within these organizations" to let the DOJ know when workplaces and universities are "continuing to perpetuate illegal discrimination" by hiding it under "false rebranding" of what's happening.
During questioning from Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), Dhillon gave examples of both university admissions processes and employers' hiring practices that continue to break the law:
This is what we voted for--and it doesn't appear to be slowing down anytime soon.
You can watch her full remarks at the hearing in the video below:
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