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Census proposal would exclude refugees and asylum seekers

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  • The Trump administration’s proposed census rule would exclude refugees and asylum seekers along with undocumented immigrants.
  • The proposed rule would expand the types of race and ethnicity data the government collects while leaving millions of U.S. residents out of the census.
  • The U.S. Census Bureau cited the affected groups’ “lack of a sufficient tie and allegiance to the United States” as its rationale for removing them.
  • New York Attorney General Letitia James said the state is considering legal action against the proposed rule.
 2026-09-10 · 4 MIN READ

2030 census proposal seeks input on immigrants with temporary status

Illustration accompanying article: 2030 census proposal seeks input on immigrants with temporary status
  • The Trump administration will seek feedback on whether immigrants with temporary legal statuses, including refugees and people with work or student visas, should count toward House apportionment.
  • The Commerce Department proposal would change residence rules used in recent censuses and revise the long-used definition of “usual residence.”
  • The proposal does not mention excluding immigrants from census results used to distribute federal funds or redraw congressional, legislative and local election districts within states.
  • The government posted the proposed rules to the Federal Register on Wednesday, opening them to public comment.
  • The proposed apportionment calculation would exclude immigrants in the country illegally, a population various analyses estimate at about 15 million.
  • The Wall Street Journal reported that the rules will not take effect for several months and are likely to face legal challenges once finalized.
 2026-09-10 · 4 MIN READ
Illustration accompanying article: Trump officials propose major 2030 census overhaul excluding noncitizens