President Trump took his first steps at reshaping the Department of Justice by reassigning several top career officials in the agency’s national security and criminal divisions.

At least 15 experienced career staffers across several divisions were removed from their positions and reassigned, The Washington Post reported Tuesday, citing multiple people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters.

Among those removed from the national security division was deputy assistant attorney general George Toscas, who served in the division for about two decades, the Post reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. Two people familiar with the matter said he was transferred to a newly created Office of Sanctuary Cities Enforcement in the associate attorney general’s office.

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