Federal workers are being hit with more cuts — this time targeting the Office of Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education.Several Chicago-based workers were let go in the cut to the office Thursday.

Many of the office’s cases over the decades have served as a catalyst for broader policy change and social reforms.

At least 50 staffers were fired in Chicago or pushed out, including the entire Office for Civil Rights. The layoffs are part of a dramatic downsizing directed by the president.