New York federal judge blocks citizenship question from 2020 Census

January 15th, 20190 NEW YORK - United States District Judge Jesse M. Furman today, January 15, blocked Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’s plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, agreeing with a coalition of states, cities, mayors and immigrant rights groups that Secretary Ross’s decision would be illegal. The Commerce Department, which...

Judge allows lawsuit against citizenship question on 2020 Census to continue

July 27th, 20181 WASHINGTON — On Thursday, July 26, U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman of the Southern District of New York rejected the government’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. Census. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross had the authority to reintroduce...

How could the citizenship question on 2020 Census impact Dearborn?

April 13th, 20180 DEARBORN – Even as the city looks to a new dawn of economic prosperity with a wide range of major investments, it could be dealt a blow two in two years. Residents, city officials and community advocates are anxious about the implications of a proposed question on the 2020 Census that would ask people if they’re citizens. They...