Trump’s Census Chief Quits After Controversy on Immigrant Count
- Steven Dillingham resigns effective when Biden assumes office
- Trump sought to exclude undocumented immigrants from count
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President Donald Trump’s Census Bureau director resigned on Monday after months of controversy over the bureau’s treatment of undocumented immigrants in the decennial count.
Census director Steven Dillingham said in a message to staff Monday that he’s retiring from federal service when Joe Biden assumes the presidency on Jan. 20. His term was set to end in December 2021.