The DOJ Civil Rights Division Is Being Dismantled
From Japanese internment to foster care to ICE detention, the U.S. keeps forgetting its darkest lessons. This time, it’s policy.
When the Department of Justice stops investigating, abuse doesn’t cease. It just goes underground.
On January 22, 2025, the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division received a quiet internal directive to halt all ongoing litigation carried over from the Biden administration. That meant lawsuits already filed, motions already in court, even settlement talks already un…
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