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On the same day the administration was trying to keep its immigration crackdown moving, a federal judge formally blocked the citizenship question from the 2020 census. The ruling underscored how thoroughly Trump’s census fight had unraveled after the Supreme Court had already found the administration’s justification suspect.
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On the same day the administration was trying to keep its immigration crackdown moving, a federal judge formally blocked the citizenship question from the 2020 census. The ruling underscored how thoroughly Trump’s census fight had unraveled after the Supreme Court had already found the administration’s justification suspect.
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