1 Federal agencies responsible for civil rights enforcement and oversight have been hit particularly hard since January 2025, with some offices shuttered completely and others a shadow of their former selves due to reductions-in-force, buyouts, and voluntary departures. See, e.g., Human Rights Watch, Remedies Abandoned: US Civil Rights Enforcement Under the Trump Administration (August 2026). The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has shrunk by 75%. See Sarah N. Lynch, Ex-Employees of US Justice Department Blast ‘Destruction’ of Civil Rights Unit, Reuters (December 9, 2025). After two attempted departmentwide reductions-in-force, only 62 employees of the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights did not receive a termination notice at some point in 2025. See Cory Turner, Federal Special Education Staff May Get Their Jobs Back. But For How Long?, NPR (November 13, 2025). A similar process played out at the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity where political leadership has cut civil rights staff by nearly 45%. See Eric C. Peck, HUD Slashes Staff Amid Government Shutdown, National Mortgage Professional (October 15, 2025). The dismantling of enforcement infrastructure has left federal civil rights agencies severely hampered in their ability to deliver meaningful outcomes for victims of discrimination. See e.g., Sen. Bernie Sanders, Justice Denied: How Trump’s Office for Civil Rights Reached a 12- Year Low in Protecting Students from Discrimination, Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee, Minority Staff Report (April 28, 2026); see also supra Human Rights Watch, Remedies Abandoned. The public has also lost access to invaluable research, technical guidance, and national data – and even the opportunity to weigh in on major regulatory changes that narrow the scope of illegal discrimination under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act (prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin). See e.g., Erika L. Green and Niko Gallogly, At Trump’s Direction, Federal Agencies are Abandoning Discrimination Cases, The New York Times (July 5, 2026). What remains has largely been weaponized to advance the Administration’s political agenda.