Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Monday that Brett Shumate had resigned as head of the U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Division, leaving the unit without a publicly named successor.
Blanche pointed to cases involving limits on local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, saying they posed challenges for federal officers. Such policies generally restrict how state and local authorities assist federal immigration operations.
Blanche said dozens of clinics treating minors had closed. He also cited settlements involving corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices he described as illegal, and called the care at those clinics “so-called gender affirming care.”
Blanche did not explain the reason for Shumate’s resignation or name a replacement. The announcement came four days after he announced the resignation of Civil Rights Division leader Harmeet Dhillon. EconoTimes previously reported on Dhillon’s resignation.
