Trump appointee vows to focus DOJ’s largest division on DEI, denaturalization

FIRST ON FOX: The newly confirmed head of the Department of Justice’s Civil Division sent out a memo hours after being sworn in on Wednesday in which he directed staff to focus on a slate of conservative priorities, including rooting out antisemitism and diversity, equity and inclusion.

Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate’s internal memo, first obtained by Fox News Digital, also directed attorneys in the DOJ's largest division to prioritize investigations and legal action that involved tightening restrictions on transgender medical care and denaturalizing citizens who "illegally procured" naturalization.

In addition to initiating lawsuits, the Civil Division's primary task is defending the government in court in non-criminal matters. These include the hundreds of lawsuits President Donald Trump and his administration have been hit with as Trump ...