The Education Department’s civil rights office has been among the hardest hit by layoffs, with the Trump administration shuttering seven of its 12 regional offices and laying off nearly half of its staff.

Only five of the agency’s civil rights offices remain nationwide. Those who are still with the department say it will now be “virtually impossible” to resolve discrimination complaints.

The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is undergoing a significant transformation, shifting its focus from traditional student protections to cases aligned with the administration’s political agenda.