1. Harmeet Kaur Dhillon was born on 1969 and is an American lawyer and Republican Party official serving as the United States assistant attorney general for the civil rights division since 2025.
43 Facts About Harmeet Dhillon
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Harmeet Dhillon is the former vice chair of the California Republican Party, and the former National Committeewoman of the Republican National Committee for California.
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Harmeet Dhillon is the founder of a law practice called Dhillon Law Group Inc In 2018, she helped launch the 501 nonprofit Center for American Liberty, which does legal work related to civil liberties.
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Harmeet Dhillon criticized face masks requirements, called for the re-opening of the economy, and opposed mail in voting.
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In December 2024, Donald Trump nominated Harmeet Dhillon to serve as the assistant attorney general for civil rights.
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Harmeet Dhillon was born in Chandigarh, India to a Punjabi Sikh family in 1969.
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Harmeet Dhillon's family moved to London before eventually settling in the United States so her father, Tejpal Singh Dhillon could pursue a career as an orthopedic surgeon.
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Harmeet Dhillon attended elementary school in The Bronx, New York before moving to Smithfield, North Carolina.
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Harmeet Dhillon attended the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, graduating at age 16.
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Harmeet Dhillon became a writer and eventually editor-in-chief at The Dartmouth Review.
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Harmeet Dhillon claimed that the column sought to draw parallels between so-called "liberal fascism" and fascism.
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Harmeet Dhillon stated that there was no intention to minimize the horrors of the Holocaust, rather the column sought to demonstrate the mistreatment that conservative students faced under President Freedman's administration.
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Harmeet Dhillon filed a lawsuit in April 2017 against University of California, Berkeley on behalf of the Berkeley College Republicans and Young America's Foundation for freedom of speech issues, particularly the school cancelling Ann Coulter's speech quoting security reasons.
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The suit was settled in December 2018, with Harmeet Dhillon arguing that it had forced the university to change its policies about controversial speakers, whereas the university maintained that it had already been following the amended policies before.
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Harmeet Dhillon's firm has said it is willing to represent more employees from Google who have similar stories to Damore, though Harmeet Dhillon has already lost an appeal to the National Labor Relations Board.
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In June 2020, Harmeet Dhillon filed suit on behalf of Ngo against antifa seeking $900,000 in damages for assault and emotional distress, and an injunction to prevent further harassment.
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Harmeet Dhillon filed lawsuits against the governors of New Jersey and Virginia over their restrictions on religious services.
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In May 2020, Harmeet Dhillon criticized Virginia for requiring the use of face masks in public.
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Harmeet Dhillon claimed that "the masks don't work".
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Harmeet Dhillon argued that people should be free to make their own decisions.
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Harmeet Dhillon called on California to reopen its economy, even though coronavirus cases were surging.
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Harmeet Dhillon filed a lawsuit against Hawaii when the state required that visitors to Hawaii undergo quarantine upon arrival.
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Harmeet Dhillon argued that during the pandemic that fundamental rights were taken simply because the government declared an emergency.
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On February 22,2023, Harmeet Dhillon's firm filed a lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente over misinforming and medical damage experienced by 18-year-old detransitioner Chloe Cole of Central Valley, California.
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Harmeet Dhillon had a double mastectomy as a gender-affirming surgery at age 15.
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Harmeet Dhillon was a legal adviser on the Trump 2020 campaign.
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In 2023, Harmeet Dhillon was hired by Tucker Carlson to represent him in a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by former Fox News producer Abby Grossberg.
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In 2008, Harmeet Dhillon ran for a seat in the California Assembly.
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Harmeet Dhillon ran for the California Senate in 2012, but was again unsuccessful.
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Harmeet Dhillon served as the chair of the San Francisco Republican Party.
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Harmeet Dhillon has been heavily criticized by Republican activists for her ties to the ACLU, as well as her past contributions to the political campaigning of Kamala Harris.
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Harmeet Dhillon was chosen to be a member of the California Republican Party's Board in 2013; she became a national committeewoman for the Republican National Committee in 2016.
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Harmeet Dhillon gave the opening prayer at the 2016 Republican National Convention.
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In early 2017, Harmeet Dhillon interviewed to be the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the Department of Justice.
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Harmeet Dhillon led the successful effort to remove Chad Mayes as the California State Assembly Republican caucus leader in August 2017.
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On July 11,2019, Harmeet Dhillon gave a speech at the President Trump's "Social Media Summit".
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In December 2022, Harmeet Dhillon announced her candidacy to replace Ronna McDaniel as chairperson of the Republican National Committee.
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In January 2023, Harmeet Dhillon reportedly faced a whisper campaign from supporters of McDaniel and of Mike Lindell focusing on her Sikh faith.
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Harmeet Dhillon performed a Sikh prayer, the Ardas, at the 2024 Republican National Convention.
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In October 2024, Harmeet Dhillon took part in an interview with Tucker Carlson on The Tucker Carlson Show to discuss criticisms of Kamala Harris in both her political and legal career.
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In October 2024, Harmeet Dhillon was chosen by the Arizona Republican Party to run its election integrity operation.
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On December 9,2024, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Harmeet Dhillon to serve as the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the Department of Justice.
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Harmeet Dhillon is the first Republican woman and first Republican of Indian descent to lead the division.