Harmeet Dhillon
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division
Harmeet Kaur Dhillon was born in September 1969 in Chandigarh, India. She graduated from Dartmouth College, and then earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia. She clerked at the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.
Dhillon worked as an associate at several law firms until she became a partner in Dhillon Law Group. She litigated cases regarding rights under the Constitution, including free speech and several civil rights violation cases during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dhillon served as a legal advisor during President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign in 2020. She ran unsuccessfully for the California Assembly and the California Senate.
Dhillon was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division in December 2024. She was confirmed by the Senate and assumed her appointment in April 2025.
Dhillon is widowed of Sarvjit Randhawa; divorced from D. Singh; and divorced from Kanwarjit Singh. She is a Sikh.
In the News…
Justice Department Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the Civil Rights Division is leading an investigation into reports that the Department of Corrections in the District of Columbia violated the constitutional rights of prisoners dating back to 2021. The Justice Department sent a letter to Mayor Muriel Bowser highlighting that the D.C. auditor had previously reported similar concerns.
The department stated, “Allegations include failing to protect them from use of excessive force, failing to provide adequate medical care, failing to provide safe and sanitary physical conditions of confinement, and failing to provide adequate nutrition.”
Assistant Attorney General Dhillon said, “The Constitution protects the rights of every incarcerated American, including those held in custody in our nation’s capital.”
AAG Dhillon said, “We are committed to upholding our federal civil rights laws so that no inmate is confined in unconstitutional conditions or subject to unconstitutional mistreatment at the District of Columbia Department of Corrections.”
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The Honorable Harmeet Dhillon
Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20530
