Trump Orders Exclusion of Undocumented Immigrants from Census, Igniting Constitutional Challenge
Trump Orders Exclusion of Undocumented Immigrants from Census, Igniting Constitutional Challenge In a move set to spark immediate legal and political battles, Donald Trump has issued a directive ordering the Commerce Department to conduct a new U.S. census that explicitly excludes undocumented immigrants from the official population count. Announced on Thursday via Truth Social, the former president stated the census would be ‘based on modern day facts and figures’ and leverage data from the 2024 Presidential Election, with a clear…