Judge rejects citizenship question for 2020 U.S. census

A federal judge on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration's plan to add a U.S. citizenship question to the 2020 census, the first ruling in a handful of lawsuits nationwide that claim the question will hurt immigrants.

U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan said U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross concealed his true motives in adding the question last March, ostensibly to help the government enforce the federal Voting Rights Act. Only American citizens can legally vote in federal elections.

The Commerce Department and the White House were not immediately available for comment. The decision will almost certainly be appealed, and could wind up at the Supreme Court this year.

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