Citizenship Question

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How Trump's birthright citizenship ban could impact all 50 states

A federal judge has once again blocked President Trump's birthright citizenship ban under a new class-action lawsuit, but the Supreme Court has yet to rule on the merits of the birthright citizenship ban itself. Here's what the ban could mean if allowed to take effect.
- Teo Popescu
Documents show the secret strategy behind Trump's census citizenship question push

Newly released documents confirm the Trump administration's push for a citizenship question was part of a bid to alter the census numbers used to divide up seats in Congress and the Electoral College.
- Hansi Lo Wang
Immigration Hard-Liner Files Reveal 40-Year Bid Behind Trump's Census Obsession

The Trump administration tried and failed to accomplish a long-held desire of immigration hard-liners — a count of unauthorized immigrants to reshape Congress, the Electoral College and public policy.
- Hansi Lo Wang
Report: Most Americans (wrongly) think the citizenship question is still on the census

A new report by the Pew Research Center shows that 56% of surveyed adults thought they would be asked about citizenship on the 2020 Census. They won't be.
- Esmy Jimenez
Deceased GOP Strategist's Daughter Makes Files Public That Republicans Wanted Sealed

Republicans in North Carolina fought in court to stop computer files found on the redistricting expert's hard drives from going public. Now his daughter, Stephanie Hofeller, is sharing them online.
- Hansi Lo Wang
Census Bureau Asks States For Driver's License Records To Produce Citizenship Data

The Census Bureau is gathering records on people's U.S. citizenship status as part of Trump administration efforts to produce data that a GOP strategist said could politically benefit Republicans.
- Hansi Lo Wang
Latinx Advocacy Groups Sue To Block Citizenship Data Release By Trump Officials

The lawsuit extends a legal fight over the Trump administration's efforts to produce data that a GOP strategist said could be used to politically benefit "Republicans and Non-Hispanic Whites."
- Hansi Lo Wang
Trump Officials Face Cover-Up Allegations After Failed Citizenship Question Push

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.
- Hansi Lo Wang
Trump Expected To Renew Push For Census Citizenship Question With Executive Action

After the Supreme Court ruled to keep a citizenship question off forms for the upcoming national head count, the Trump administration is now trying to add the question by taking executive action.
- Hansi Lo Wang
Justice Department Changes Legal Team Behind Census Citizenship Question Case

The Justice Department did not provide an explanation for why it's switching out lawyers representing the Trump administration in the ongoing legal battle over a potential census citizenship question.
- Hansi Lo Wang

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