Top DOJ officials quit after their division refused to probe Minnesota ICE shooting

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Source: Ms Now

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At least four leaders of a Justice Department unit that investigates police killings have resigned in protest over the administration’s handling of the fatal shooting of a motorist in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, according to three people briefed on the departures.

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The departures – including that of the chief of the section, as well as the principal deputy chief, deputy chief and acting deputy chief – represent the most significant mass resignation at the Justice Department since February. At that time, five leaders and supervisors of the department’s Public Integrity Section, which investigates public officials for possible corruption, resigned rather than comply with an appointee of President Donald Trump’s orders to dismiss the bribery case against then-New York mayor Eric Adams.

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Read more: https://www.ms.now/news/doj-civil-rights-division-officials-quit-harmeet-dhillon

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Glad they are leaving.

[groundloop]

1. Sadly this plays into tRump's hand..... these good people will quickly be replaced by magats

I applaud their courage for taking a stand for honesty and integrity, but I fear it's not going to do any good.

[Figarosmom]

2. Yeah, that's my thought too.

The ones who want to twist the facts are happy they don't have to fight the honest guys anymore.

[riversedge]

3. "Investigating officials to determine if they broke the law, defied policy, failed to deescalate, and resorted to deadly

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Top DOJ officials quit after their division refused to probe Minnesota ICE shooting

At least four leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
Jan. 12, 2026, 11:05 PM EST
By
Carol Leonnig
and
Ken Dilanian


https://www.ms.now/news/doj-civil-rights-division-officials-quit-harmeet-dhillon

..........One source briefed on the reasoning for the resignations said the handling of the ICE shooting was not the only concern for the unit leaders and that some were concerned about other decisions by division leadership.

“Investigating officials to determine if they broke the law, defied policy, failed to deescalate, and resorted to deadly force without basis is one of the Civil Rights Division’s most solemn duties,” said Kristen Clarke, who led the division in the Biden administration.

“Prosecutors of the Civil Rights Division have, for decades, been the nation’s leading experts in this work.”

The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.