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Diana Escamilla (center), an organizer with Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights in Los Angeles, poses for a photo with volunteers Angeles Rosales and Janet Mendez in front of a 2020 census outreach campaign poster in Spanish.

2020 Census Could Lead To Worst Undercount Of Black, Latinx People In 30 Years

1:47pm June 04, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

Public debate over a potential citizenship question and immigration enforcement, combined with the census going online, threatens an accurate head count, according to research by the Urban Institute.

Protesters gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court in April as the justices hear oral arguments over the citizenship question the Trump administration wants to add to the 2020 census.

GOP Redistricting Strategist Played Role In Push For Census Citizenship Question

10:54pm May 30, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

A deceased redistricting specialist's documents suggest the citizenship question was added to redraw political maps to favor Republicans and non-Hispanic white people, according to a new court filing.

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Never before has the U.S. census directly asked for the citizenship status of every person living in every household in the United States. A citizenship question that the Trump administration wants on the 2020 census could change that. Above, newly sworn-

Trump's Proposed Census Citizenship Question Bucks Centuries Of Precedent

9:11am May 22, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

Never before has the U.S. census directly asked for the citizenship status of every person living in every household. The question the Trump administration wants on the 2020 census could change that.

The U.S. Supreme Court will announce decisions on a host of important cases over the next month.

Politics & Government

6 Themes To Pay Attention To In Upcoming Supreme Court Decisions

11:02am May 21, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

From the census citizenship question and political gerrymandering to the separation of church and state, the high court will make some rulings of consequence over the next month.

A sign directs Lyft and Uber riders to a designated pickup location at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta.

Companies That Rely On Census Data Worry Citizenship Question Will Hurt

10:38am May 20, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

Lyft and Univision are among the critics of the citizenship question the Trump administration wants on the 2020 census. The businesses say it could harm the national head count and their bottom line.

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The Supreme Court justices are hearing oral arguments Tuesday over the citizenship question the Trump administration wants to add to forms for the 2020 census.

Supreme Court Appears To Lean Toward Allowing Census Citizenship Question

4:52pm April 23, 2019

The justices are weighing whether the Trump administration can include a citizenship question on the 2020 census. A decision is expected this summer, when printing of the census forms is set to begin.

A U.S. flag sits on the lap of a newly sworn-in citizen at a 2018 naturalization ceremony in Alexandria, Va. A new appeal in one of the lawsuits over the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census could complicate final preparations for the hea

Appeal To Census Lawsuit Ruling Adds Uncertainty To Citizenship Question's Fate

8:12pm April 17, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Census Bureau is counting on the Supreme Court to resolve the legal battle by June so that 2020 census forms can be printed. But an appeal in a Maryland lawsuit could complicate that timeline.

President Trump listens as Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the census, speaks at the White House. Ross approved including in the 2020 census the question, "Is this person a citizen of the United States?"

Trump Administration's Census Citizenship Question Plans Halted By 3rd Judge

8:42pm April 05, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

Plans to use the 2020 census to ask about U.S. citizenship status suffered another major blow. A ruling in Maryland joins earlier ones in New York and California blocking the citizenship question.

U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham leads the agency in charge of carrying out the upcoming national head count of every person living in the country.

Census Bureau Must Be 'Totally Objective' On Citizenship Question, Director Says

8:15pm April 01, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

Responding to President Trump's tweet defending the controversial question, Steven Dillingham says his job will be "to conduct a census whether the question's in there or if it isn't."

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A Rhode Island resident holds an envelope he received for the 2020 census test run in Providence County.

What You Need To Know About The 2020 Census

9:05pm March 31, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

Why is the census important? How is it conducted? When does it officially start? NPR answers your questions about the upcoming national head count required by the U.S. Constitution once a decade.