³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Comment on Biden Revocation of Trump Anti-Immigrant Census Policy

January 20, 2021 12:15 pm

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NEW YORK — President Biden has reportedly rescinded a Trump administration order that sought to illegally exclude undocumented immigrants from the census count used to apportion seats in the House of Representatives and votes in the Electoral College.

The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ argued two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the Trump administration’s discriminatory census policies: It successfully challenged the administration’s attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census questionnaire, and argued a case last year regarding the administration’s attempt to exclude undocumented immigrants from the population count used for congressional apportionment.

The latter case was brought by the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, NYCLU, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Texas, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Southern California, and the law firm Arnold & Porter, on behalf of a coalition of immigrant rights groups, including the New York Immigration Coalition, Make the Road New York, the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee, CASA, FIEL Houston, and AHRI for Justice.

Dale Ho, director of the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s Voting Rights Project, argued the Supreme Court census challenges and had the following reaction to today’s policy rescission:

"President Biden’s swift action today finally closes the book on the Trump administration’s attempts to manipulate the census for political gain.

“The Constitution couldn’t be clearer — everyone in America counts. By rescinding Trump’s anti-immigrant census policy on Day One, the Biden administration is signaling that protecting the integrity of the census is essential for a healthy democracy.â€

Case details: /cases/new-york-immigration-coalition-v-trump