Published 20:14 IST, November 27th 2020
Trump's policy to exclude undocumented immigrants from census to be heard in SC on Nov 30
Donald Trump's unprecedented policy to be heard on November 30 will deviate the power from the large immigrant population states to the Republicans
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Donald Trump’s right to exclude undocumented immigrants from census count will have one last hearing at US Supreme Court on vember 30 after Census Bureau reported unspecified “amalies” in US population count. Trump administration had sought to halt census count at SC after an "immediate relief" was rejected by a lower court federal judge who ordered census to continue until October 31. However, Trump administration had argued that it would lay an obstacle for Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross from delivering census count to President Donald Trump by December 31.
On vember 30, Trump administration will push to obstruct funds and resources availed by n-citizen residents and undocumented immigrants. Supreme Court will hear wher Trump administration has legal provisions to make that decision.
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unprecedented policy will deviate power from large immigrant population states to Republicans and will alter allocation of House seats among US states. In September, at least three-judge federal court ruled against “illegal and discriminatory” policy, after court cited that y have never been excluded from congressional seats and Electoral College. case was fast-tracked by US high court and will w be heard on Monday by Trump's Supreme Court minee, Amy
Coney Barrett. According to sources of several US broadcasters, Trump had ordered Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to hand reports comprising population data with and without undocumented immigrants separately. This sparked lawsuits from at least 26 states, District of Columbia, 15 cities and counties.
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'Withheld' detention centers' data
In a separate lawsuit, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of District of Columbia, and Williams & Conlly LLP alleged that Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement withheld accurate data and documents of detention center facilities where undocumented immigrants were held by Trump administration. documents, allegedly withheld by government, were requested to be released to American Civil Liberties Union under Freedom of Information Act. “[] defendants have withheld vital public information necessary to safeguard civil rights of detainees,” lawsuit alleged, condemning Trump’s immigration policies.
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20:13 IST, November 27th 2020