Manager ordered census layoffs despite judge’s ruling

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. Census Bureau manager in Illinois instructed employees to start layoffs two weeks after a federal judge prohibited the agency from winding down the 2020 census. The manager can be heard giving the order in the audio of a conversation obtained by The Associated Press. During a conference call Thursday, the Chicago area manager told supervisors reporting to him that they should track down census takers under them who don’t have any cases, collect the iPhones