Move raises questions as to what Trump administration seeks to do with the data and concerns among civil rights activists that it could be misused
As the US supreme court weighs whether the Trump administration can ask people if they are citizens on the 2020 census, the Census Bureau is quietly seeking comprehensive information about the legal status of millions of immigrants.
Under a proposed plan, the Department of Homeland Security would provide the bureau with a broad swath of personal data about noncitizens, including their immigration status, the Associated Press has learned. A pending agreement between the agencies has been in the works since at least January, the same month a federal judge in New York blocked the administration from adding the citizenship question to the 10-year survey.
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