The Department of Homeland Security is making cuts to three key offices that oversee civil rights protections across its broad mission, suggesting that they were impeding immigration enforcement efforts.

A senior Homeland Security official says the offices established to protect against abuse were cut because they are "roadblocks' to enforcement.

The Trump administration on Friday disbanded most of the civil rights branch that oversees immigration within the Department of Homeland Security, multiple outlets reported. Why it matters: The Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is charged with ensuring the Department of Homeland Security's activities protect individual rights and guarantee equal treatment under the law.