Trump for the first time in the nation’s history claimed the authority to exclude undocumented residents when reapportioning Congress. Wall told the court that it was unclear whether the Census Bureau could produce reliable numbers before the end of the year, when the report is due. ADThe Census Bureau did not respond to questions from The Washington Post last week about when it expects to produce state population totals and tallies of undocumented immigrants by state. The census report is supposed to be submitted to the president by the end of the year. If the bureau cannot present accurate numbers to Trump, the reapportionment task would fall to Joe Biden after he takes office as president.

Source: Washington Post December 18, 2020 15:45 UTC