SCOTUS Seemed to Agree with Trump in Census Oral Arguments
4/23: When the Supreme Court heard oral arguments over the constitutionality of a citizenship question in the 2020 census, the justices seemed to agree with the President's position.
Citizenship Question Vital to Census Accuracy
4/23: The question about citizenship is a vital part of keeping the 2020 census accurate.
District Court Judge Rules Census Question Unconstitutional
4/5: U.S. District Judge George Hazel ruled that including a citizenship question in the 2020 census would be unconstitutional.
Texas Republicans Support Census Citizenship Question
3/15: Texas Republican legislators are supporting adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
Noncitizen Voted in Five Florida Elections
3/7: Aida Xilomen Rodriguez de Shehab was arrested for allegedly forging citizenship papers that allowed her to vote in five Florida elections.
Census Bureau Seeks Noncitizen Information from DHS
3/7: While the courts debate the constitutionality of a citizenship question on the US Census, the Census Bureau is asking the Department of Homeland Security for information on noncitizens.
Rasmussen Reports Support for Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census
2/21: A Rasmussen report has found that 78% of voters in America believe it's appropriate to have a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.
Judge Declared Privacy Insufficient Reason to Block Citizenship Question on Census
2/9: Judge Dabney L. Friedrich ruled that privacy concerns were not a reason to block the government from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
Virginia Considers Bill to Verify Voters’ Citizenship
1/24: Senator Mark Peake proposed a bill in the Virginia legislature that would require voters to verify their citizenship.
Trump Asks SCOTUS to Weigh-In on Census
1/22: The Trump Administration asked the Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of a citizenship question on the 2020 census.