Trump Claim on Citizenship Question Contradicted in N.Y. Trial
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Dozens of states and cities that sued to block the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census got help from an unlikely source on the first day of trial: the U.S. government.
Just four days ago, the U.S. Census Bureau presented findings at an annual meeting that appear to undermine the government’s claim in court that adding the question -- “Is this person a citizen of the United States?” -- to the once-a-decade survey won’t erode participation by Hispanics and noncitizens as plaintiffs allege, according to evidence displayed on Monday in federal court in Manhattan.