Trump Administration Moves to Exclude Illegal Immigrants From Census, Threatening Democratic Strongholds

The Trump administration has unveiled plans to change how the U.S. census counts the population by excluding illegal immigrants from the totals that determine congressional representation and federal funding.

This move directly challenges policies implemented during the Biden administration and could shift political power away from heavily populated Democratic states.

Previously, the administration sought a similar change in the 2020 census, but the Supreme Court declined to intervene, ruling the issue premature at the time.