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Groups Sue Trump Administration To Ensure All Residents Counted For Congress

A group of Latinx voters are concerned the Trump administration won't follow more than 200 years of precedent in dividing up seats in Congress based on numbers that include unauthorized immigrants.
U.S. Attorney General William Barr (center) speaks during a July press conference on citizenship data with President Trump and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C.

A group of voters and a Latinx advocacy group are suing the Trump administration after officials signaled they may break with more than 200 years of precedent in how the federal government divides up congressional seats.

In , plaintiffs' attorneys with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund say they are asking a federal judge in Alabama to block the administration

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