ATF accused of ‘bypassing’ Trump’s order to give DEI employees on paid leave

Bureau of Alchol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has been accused of allegedly quietly changing the job title for his former diversity officer when President Donald Trump ordered all federal diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) employees to have paid leave.

“ATF defied @RealdonaldTrump’s order to give DEI workers on leave, instead of giving their Dei officer a new title. They attack the rights of citizens, ignore leadership and act as if they are above the law. Enough is enough. Time to abolish ATF! ” Republican Missouri Rep. Eric Burlison sent to X.

ATF, a federal law enforcement body under the Ministry of Justice’s umbrella, has previously hired Lisa T. Boykin as its Chief Diversity Officer before her title was changed on the ATF’s website this week to “Senior Executive” at ATF. An archived link to ATF’s website reviewed by Fox Digital shows that boycine was listed as Chief Diversity Officer as late as Tuesday – Trump’s second day in the Oval Office – and now shows her as working as the agency’s “Senior Executive” .

Trump had raged against DEI programs and offices at the federal level as well as in the education system throughout his campaign. When he joined on Monday, he wrote an order that ends mandates, policies, programs, preferences and activities in the federal government, under what name they are dealing with “illegal DEI and” diversity, equality, inclusion and accessibility ” (Deia). “

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President Donald Trump signs orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington DC on Monday. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

The next day, Office of Personal Management (OPT) agency and department leaders told them to start closing DEI offices and placing DEI employees on paid leave.

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Lisa T. Boykin’s official image for ATF. (ATF)

“Send a message to all employees in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) offices that they are being put on paid administrative leave with effect immediately as the agency takes steps to close/end all deia initiatives, offices And programs, “The Obs Directive, which was obtained by Fox News Digital, read.

A BioKin biography of 2023 described that she began working as ATF’s Human Resources Operations Division in 2016, and “As a collateral, Mrs. Boykin also began to serve as the agency’s chief diversity officer in 2021,” the New York Post reported.

“With the agency’s continued focus on improving DEIA, Mrs. Boykin is currently taking over CDO’s work full time, leading and implementing departmental programs and mandates, while bringing renewed vision and effective strategies to maintain an informed Deia culture for the agency, “Boykin’s bio added.

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When asked about the title change and subsequent criticism on social media, a spokesman for ATF replied that the agency has followed the DEI directives from the Trump administration.

ATF seal. (Ted Soqui/Corbis via Getty Images)

“ATF began implementing the Initial Guidance on Deia immediately after its issue on January 21, 2025, in response to the president’s orders. We have proactively taken the necessary steps to ensure compliance with this guidance, including by placing affected staff on administrative leave , “an ATF spokesman told Fox News Digital.

Fox News Digital asked for a clarification of whether Boykin’s new title protects her from administrative leave, but did not immediately receive an answer.

Fox News Digital also reached Boykin on her ATF email and received an automatic response that noted she was not available to respond.

“I am currently unavailable and cannot return emails at this time,” the mail read.

Commentators on social media and critics of the Biden administration’s diversity initiatives criticized the ATF employee’s title change on social media and claimed the agency “bypass the” Trump administration orders.

3 out of 10 voters believe that the ending of DEI programs is extremely important, Vissing voting, as the Federal Deadline is.

Biden fought for diversity initiatives during his administration and rolled back the first Trump administration policies, which banned diversity training in state agencies during his first week in Embed in 2021.

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“In the coming weeks, I will confirm the federal government’s obligation to diversity, equality and inclusion and accessibility and build on the work we started in the Obama-Bid administration. That’s why I cancel the past administration’s harmful ban on diversity and Sensitivity training, “said Biden in January 2021.” Unity and healing must begin with understanding and truth, not ignorance and lies. “