Court Blocks Trump's Attempt To Change Who Counts For Allocating House Seats
The Constitution says that count must include every person living in the U.S. A three-judge court in New York has ruled to block the Trump administration's attempt to exclude unauthorized immigrants.
Updated at 11:25 p.m. ET
A special three-judge court in New York on Thursday blocked the Trump administration's efforts to make an unprecedented change to who is included in the census numbers that determine each state's share of seats in Congress.
The president, the court concluded, cannot leave unauthorized immigrants out of that specific count.
comes after the July release of a by President Trump that directs Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the U.S. Census Bureau, to provide Trump with information needed to exclude immigrants who are living in the United
