Harmeet Kaur Dhillon is an American lawyer and Republican Party official serving as the United States assistant attorney general for the civil rights division since 2025. She is the former vice chair of the California Republican Party, and the former National Committeewoman of the Republican National Committee for California. She is the founder of a law practice called Dhillon Law Group Inc. In 2018, she helped launch the 501(c)(3) conservative nonprofit Center for American Liberty, which does legal work related to civil liberties. She is a regular guest on Fox News.
During the coronavirus pandemic, she filed numerous unsuccessful lawsuits to halt the implementation of stay-at-home-orders and other restrictions. She criticized face masks requirements, called for the re-opening of the economy, and opposed mail in voting.
In the January 2023 election, Dhillon unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Ronna McDaniel as chair of the Republican National Committee. In December 2024, Donald Trump nominated Dhillon to serve as the assistant attorney general for civil rights.
