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17 States Sue Trump Administration over Census Citizenship Question

HeadlineApr 04, 2018

A coalition of 17 states, Washington, D.C., and six other cities filed suit against the Trump administration Tuesday, demanding it halt plans to add a question on citizenship to the 2020 census. Voting rights activists say the question is meant to deter immigrants from participating in the census, which is used to allocate public funds and draw congressional districts.

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