{"id":2484364,"date":"2025-09-09T19:01:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T23:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhillon-warns-jurisdictions-considering-reparations-packages\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T19:01:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T23:01:59","slug":"dhillon-warns-jurisdictions-considering-reparations-packages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhillon-warns-jurisdictions-considering-reparations-packages\/","title":{"rendered":"Dhillon warns jurisdictions considering reparations packages"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdhillon-warns-jurisdictions-considering-reparations-packages%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2484364&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that Harmeet Dhillon, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Justice, has issued a warning to jurisdictions considering reparations packages, stating that approving such measures would violate federal law. Dhillon specifically criticized a $2.9 million reparations proposal being considered by Buncombe County, North Carolina, asserting that it contains numerous violations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-justice-department-pick-helped-kill-pipeline-favored-by-key-senator\/\" title=\"Biden ... ... Pick Helped Kill Pipeline Favored by Key Senator\">federal civil rights laws<\/a> and would lead to legal action and financial damages if implemented.She emphasized the current management&#8217;s commitment to enforcing civil rights laws strictly and warned other cities and counties against pursuing similar measures. Buncombe County officials responded by affirming their commitment to following the law and focusing on recovery efforts from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gasoline-prices-surge-in-january\/\" title=\"Gasoline Prices Surge in January\">recent storm damage<\/a>. the article highlights Dhillon&#8217;s firm stance against reparations initiatives, framing them as illegal under existing civil rights statutes. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Dhillon puts jurisdictions considering reparations packages on notice<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2166493\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Justice<\/a> Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/harmeet-dhillon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harmeet Dhillon<\/a> warned jurisdictions considering reparations packages that approving them would violate the law.<\/p>\n<p>Dhillon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/newsmax-tv\/harmeet-dhillon-reparations-buncombe-county\/2025\/09\/08\/id\/1225598\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> Newsmax on Monday that a reparations package being considered by Buncombe County, North Carolina, would violate federal law if approved. The $2.9 million package was scheduled for a vote on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3799521\/arizona-denies-doj-request-voter-data\/\">Arizona denies DOJ request for millions of voters&#8217; data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3798993\/doj-charges-north-carolina-light-rail-attacker-decarlos-brown-jr-federal-crime\/\">DOJ charges North Carolina light rail attacker DeCarlos Brown Jr. with federal crime<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3798697\/north-carolina-gop-lawmakers-call-removal-judge-freed-stabbing-suspect\/\">North Carolina GOP lawmakers call for removal of judge who freed Charlotte stabbing suspect<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I grew up in rural North Carolina,&rdquo; Dhillon told<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmaxtv.com\/Shows\/Carl-Higbie-Frontline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>  Carl Higbie FRONTLINE<\/em>.<\/a>&nbsp;&ldquo;In the 1970s, there were definitely the vestiges of discrimination there. I saw it with my own two eyes. It&rsquo;s 50 years later now, and this is totally ridiculous and tone deaf. And so we&rsquo;re going to put a stop to it here. And by the way, every other city and county trying to be cute and pass rules like this, you&rsquo;re on notice that we&rsquo;ll come after you too.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She argued that the proposal contained &ldquo;38 different ways in which they intend to violate the federal civil rights laws.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Under our federal civil rights laws, it&rsquo;s 2025 here in America. This is all illegal,&rdquo; Dhillon said. &ldquo;It will cause litigation, and it will cause damages to be paid by this particular jurisdiction if they decide to proceed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have an absolute mandate from this president and from the attorney general to root out DEI wherever we find it,&rdquo; she concluded. &ldquo;And we&rsquo;re very dedicated to that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon speaks during a news conference on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-arrest-pennsylvania-woman-accused-of-stealing-pelosis-laptop\/\" title=\"Feds Arrest Pennsylvania Woman Accused of Stealing Pelosi\u2019s Laptop\">charges related<\/a> to the deadly shooting of Israeli Embassy staff during a news conference at the Attorney General&rsquo;s office for the District of Columbia in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The reparations plan has been in the works since 2020. The final proposal from the Community Reparations Commission is slated to be presented to the Asheville City Council on Tuesday, but the Buncombe County board told the Hill that it hasn&rsquo;t scheduled any action on the report.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our ongoing focus is on transparency and recovery from Tropical Storm Helene and its devastating effect on our community,&rdquo; the spokesperson said. &ldquo;Buncombe County has been and will always follow the letter of the law and will continue to comply with all <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal anti-discrimination regulations<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3463289\/harmeet-dhillon-civil-rights-division-rebuilt-cultural-shift-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HARMEET DHILLON: CIVIL RIGHTS BEING REBUILT AFTER &lsquo;CULTURAL SHIFT&rsquo; UNDER TRUMP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dhillon&rsquo;s letter to the board last week cited public reporting that the board might pass reparations measures, something she warned would incur consequences.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To the extent these recommendations are formally adopted, you are now on notice that my office stands ready to investigate and enforce violations of federal civil rights laws to the fullest extent possible,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dhillon warns jurisdictions that reparations plans violate law<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2484365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25219590138446.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[9421,62974,4326,9128,4068],"class_list":["post-2484364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dhillon","tag-jurisdictions","tag-policy","tag-reparations","tag-warnings"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25219590138446.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2484364"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2484368,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484364\/revisions\/2484368"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2484365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2484364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2484364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2484364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}