Trump administration still formulating rationale for census citizenship question

Published July 5, 2019 7:05pm ET



The Trump administration hasn’t backed away from its fight to include a question about citizenship in the 2020 census, according to a new court filing.

The legal documents submitted by the Department of Justice on Friday comprise the latest turn in events as the White House pushes forward with its effort to add the inquiry to the constitutionallymandated decennial survey.

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