Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon warned jurisdictions considering reparations packages that approving them would violate the law.
Dhillon told 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.
“I grew up in rural North Carolina,” Dhillon told Carl Higbie FRONTLINE. “In the 1970s, there were definitely the vestiges of discrimination there. I saw it with my own two eyes. It’s 50 years later now, and this is totally ridiculous and tone deaf. And so we’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’re on notice that we’ll come after you too.”…