Trump Nominates Indian-American Harmeet Dhillon As Assistant Lawyer Common For Civil Rights
WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Indian-American Harmeet Okay Dhillon as Assistant Lawyer Common for Civil Rights on the Division of Justice. “I’m happy to appoint Harmeet Okay. Dhillon as Assistant Lawyer Common for Civil Rights on the US Division of Justice,” Trump introduced on Monday on Reality Social, a social media platform owned by him.
Dhillon, a Sikh, is a graduate of Dartmouth Faculty and the College of Virginia Regulation Faculty, and has clerked within the US Fourth Circuit Courtroom of Appeals. “All through her profession, Harmeet has stood up constantly to guard our cherished civil liberties, together with taking up massive tech for censoring our free speech, representing Christians who have been prevented from praying collectively throughout COVID, and suing firms who use woke insurance policies to discriminate towards their employees,” he stated.
“Harmeet is likely one of the high election legal professionals within the nation, preventing to make sure that all, and ONLY, authorized votes are counted. “Harmeet is a revered member of the Sikh non secular group. In her new function on the DOJ, Harmeet will likely be a tireless defender of our constitutional rights, and can implement our civil rights and election legal guidelines FAIRLY and FIRMLY,” stated the President-elect.
Dhillon was topic to racial assault after she recited Ardas on the Republican Nationwide Conference in July this yr. Final yr, she unsuccessfully ran for the place of Republican Nationwide Committee chairmanship. Chandigarh-born Dhillon, 54, moved to america when she was a toddler alongside along with her mother and father. In 2016, she was the primary Indian-American to look on the stage of the GOP Conference in Cleveland.
“I am extraordinarily honored by President Trump’s nomination to help with our nation’s civil rights agenda. It has been my dream to have the ability to serve our nice nation, and I’m so excited to be a part of an unbelievable group of legal professionals led by @PamBondi. I can’t wait to get to work!” Dhillon stated in a put up on X later.
“I’d not be right here right now with out my superb mom and brother’s assist, and my beloved father Tejpal and husband Sarv, who didn’t dwell to see this present day. I hope I’ll honour their reminiscences, with God’s grace,” she added within the put up.
