Trump calls for new US census that excludes undocumented immigrants

Census has historically counted all residents regardless of citizenship status, as required by the 14th amendment

Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he has ordered the commerce department to conduct a new census that would exclude undocumented immigrants from the official count.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the census would be based on modern day facts and figures" and use results and information gained from the Presidential Election of 2024". He added that people who are in our country illegally will not be counted".