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Date Announced
July 21, 2020President Trump issues memorandum excluding undocumented immigrants from the census count used to reapportion House of Representatives members among states ("apportionment base") following the 2020 Census. [ID #1025]
See Biden administration action below.
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Effective Date of Change
July 21, 2020 -
Subsequent Action
September 10, 2020A three judge panel in Federal District Court in New York blocked Trump's order, holding that the proposal exceeded presidential authority under federal laws governing the census and reapportionment.
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Subsequent Action
October 22, 2020A three judge panel in Federal District Court in California also blocked Trump's order, holding that the proposal violated the Constitution and two statutes.
City of San Jose et al. v. Trump (N.D. Cal. Oct. 22, 2020) -
Subsequent Action
December 18, 2020The Supreme Court, in a per curiam opinion, vacates the District Court order in State of New York v. Trump and remands for dismissal for lack of subject matter jursdiction.
Supreme Court: Trump v. New York
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Biden Administration Action
January 20, 2021This Biden administration policy revokes in its entirety the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.
On January 20, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order revoking this prior action in its entirety. President Biden ordered that the Secretary to report the apportionment base and state-level tabulations to include all inhabitants of each state, without regard to immigration status.
2021.01.20 Executive Order on Ensuring a Lawful and Accurate Enumeration and Apportionment Pursuant to the Decennial Census
Prior Policies
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Prior to this policy announcement, the reapportionment base has always included citizens and non-citizens, regardless of legal status.
Subsequent Actions
- 2020.09.10 State of New York v. Donald J. Trump
- City of San Jose et al. v. Trump (N.D. Cal. Oct. 22, 2020)
- Supreme Court: Trump v. New York
Biden Administration Action
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Associated or Derivative Policies
Commentary
Pew Research - How removing unauthorized immigrants from census statistics could affect House reapportionment
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