ACLU Sues Over Plans For Citizenship Question On 2020 Census

NEW YORK (AP) — Civil rights lawyers have sued the U.S. Commerce Department to stop plans to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
The Manhattan federal court lawsuit filed Wednesday on behalf of immigrants’ rights groups says racial animus was behind a March announcement that the census will include a citizenship question for the first time since 1950.
The lawsuit claims the question intentionally discriminates against immigrants and will increase fear in their communities.