Trump officially issues executive order to tally citizens through the Commerce Department

Published July 12, 2019 3:23am ET



President Trump officially issued his executive order Thursday, which demands all other departments and agencies provide the Commerce Department with any information related to citizenship.

Trump issued the order after courts ruled against having the citizenship question on the 2020 census. The order was also issued to avoid delaying the census any longer.

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