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PostingsPresidential Memorandum on Excluding Undocumented Immigrants from the Apportionment Base Following the 2020 Census
AILA Doc. No. 20072100 | Dated July 23, 2020 | File Size: 232 K
Download the DocumentPresident Trump issued a memo on 7/21/20 to the Secretary of Commerce noting that for the purpose of the reapportionment of representatives following the 2020 census, any immigrants who are not in a lawful immigration status under the INA will be excluded from the apportionment base. (85 FR 44679, 7/23/20)
Memorandum of July 21, 2020
Excluding Illegal Aliens From the Apportionment Base Following the 2020 Census
Memorandum for the Secretary of Commerce
Note: This Presidential Memorandum was revoked on January 20, 2021.
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Cite as AILA Doc. No. 20072100.
Open the DocumentRelated Resources
- President Biden Issues Executive Order Revoking Prior Presidential Actions Excluding Undocumented Immigrants from the Apportionment Base Following the Decennial Census (1/20/21)
- District Court Blocks Trump’s Memo Excluding Undocumented Immigrants from Census (State of New York, et al. v. Trump, et al., 9/10/20)
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- Presidential Executive Order on Collecting Information about Citizenship Status in Connection with the Decennial Census (84 FR 33821, 7/16/19)
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