The Department of Homeland Security on Friday eliminated numerous civil rights offices, ending oversight of its immigration policies and avenues for public complaints. The department said it was

President Donald Trump’s administration purged an office within the Department of Homeland Security on Friday that was tasked with limiting abuse by immigration officials. The department’s Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties was shut down—effectively immediately—at the same time the administration is under fire for deporting migrants to El Salvador before some could plead their case in an immigration court.