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President Trump is joined by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (left) and Attorney General William Barr during a July event at the White House announcing that his administration is relying on federal agency records to produce citizenship data.

Do Trump Officials Plan To Break Centuries Of Precedent In Divvying Up Congress?

5:00am August 14, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

Recent remarks raise concerns the Trump administration won't follow more than 200 years of precedent in dividing up seats in Congress based on population counts that include unauthorized immigrants.

A bicyclist pedals past signs promoting the 2010 census outside homes in Rolling Fork, Miss., in 2010.

Here's Why The Census Bureau May Be In Your Neighborhood Before The 2020 Count

2:13pm August 12, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

Census Bureau workers are spreading out across the U.S. to make sure they have a list of every home address for next year's head count. Getting left out could lead to an inaccurate 2020 census.

Afternoon traffic passes in front of a mural depicting the U.S. and Guam flags in the Tumon district on the island of Guam.

Citizenship Question To Be Removed From 2020 Census In U.S. Territories

4:23pm August 09, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

After courts permanently blocked the question from the 2020 count, the Census Bureau revealed plans to change forms for American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

A citizenship question won't be included on 2020 census forms, but other Census Bureau surveys ask about a person's U.S. citizenship status.

Why Is The Census Bureau Still Asking A Citizenship Question On Forms?

4:20pm August 09, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

Courts have permanently blocked the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census. But the Census Bureau is continuing to send surveys that ask about citizenship status.

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John Gore, the then-acting head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, speaks during a 2018 news conference in Charlottesville, Va.

DOJ Official Behind Failed Census Citizenship Question To Leave Department

9:48pm August 08, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

John Gore, the main Justice Department official behind the Trump administration's failed push for a citizenship question, is set to leave the department, a person familiar with the matter tells NPR.

"It's time to get to work to make sure everyone participates in the census," says Yatziri Tovar, a spokesperson for Make the Road New York, an immigrant rights organization based in New York City that successfully sued to block Trump administration plans

Push For A Full 2020 Count Ramps Up After Census Citizenship Question Fight

9:38am July 31, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

Immigrant advocacy groups are trying to encourage noncitizens to take part in the national head count while many remain skeptical after the Trump administration's failed citizenship question push.

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Former acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights John Gore speaks at the Justice Department in 2018 in Washington, D.C. Gore and other Trump administration officials are accused of providing false or misleading statements about the origins of a c

Trump Officials Face Cover-Up Allegations After Failed Citizenship Question Push

7:24pm July 16, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

Challengers of the Trump administration's push for a census citizenship question are asking a federal judge in New York to impose penalties for allegedly false or misleading statements by officials.

President Trump, flanked by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross (left) and Attorney General William Barr, delivers remarks on citizenship and the census in the Rose Garden at the White House on Thursday.

Trump Backs Off Census Fight, Orders Agencies To Share Data On Citizenship Status

7:03pm July 11, 2019

The administration has been pushing to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census. The move has been blocked by the Supreme Court for now, so President Trump turned to an executive order.

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Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks at an event in February in North Las Vegas, Nev., while campaigning for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.

Cory Booker Wants To Block Use Of Census Citizenship Data To Draw Voting Districts

1:18pm July 10, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Democratic senator and presidential hopeful is introducing a bill to prevent a transformation of the redistricting process that he says could give Republicans a political advantage.

People gather in front of the Supreme Court last week, some opposing the controversial citizenship question that the Trump administration tried to add to the 2020 census.

Trump Administration To Print 2020 Census Without Citizenship Question

10:45pm July 02, 2019

Days after the Supreme Court ruled to keep the question off the census for now, the Trump administration decided to stand down on its efforts to push for its addition on forms for next year's count.

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