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ACLU Comment on Possible Trump Census Executive Action

Case: Department of Commerce v. New York
July 11, 2019 12:00 pm
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NEW YORK — The following comment is in response to reports that President Trump may take executive action to get a citizenship question on the census after the Supreme Court blocked it.

The American Civil Liberties Union, New York Civil Liberties Union, and Arnold & Porter had successfully challenged the question on behalf of immigrants’ rights groups.

Dale Ho, director of the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project, said today:

“The Supreme Court has spoken. The Trump administration’s effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census is unlawful. If President Trump takes executive action, we will take legal action.”

Case details: https://www.aclu.org/cases/new-york-immigration-coalition-v-united-states-department-commerce

Census Agent

Department of Commerce v. New York

Whether the Secretary of Commerce’s decision to add a citizenship question to the Census was arbitrary and capricious and contrary to law.

Source: American Civil Liberties Union

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