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Census Bureau Stops Separately Counting Undocumented People, Ending Trump’s Racist Policy

HeadlineJan 14, 2021

Back in the United States, the Census Bureau has stopped working on President Trump’s directive to establish a count of undocumented residents. The move effectively ends Trump’s bid to exclude immigrants from the census count. The ACLU, which challenged Trump’s attack on the census in court, is calling for incoming President Biden to “formally rescind” Trump’s policy.

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