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Who Gets Counted in 2030? A Census Proposal Could Change the Answer.

Proposed rule · not final and not a personal misconduct allegation

Edited by The Inner Circle Ledger · Summary of linked reporting

Donald Trump

Source published: Sep 11, 2026 · time not supplied · Event: 2026-09-10

AP reports that the Trump administration's Census Bureau proposed residence criteria that could exclude some people without permanent immigration status from the apportionment count and proposed restrictions on demographic questions, including race. The Federal Register notice describes two proposed regulatory parts covering usual residence and demographic-question standards.

Response / context

The Census Bureau says the proposal is intended to prioritize the constitutional apportionment count and make the census colorblind. AP quoted data users who warned that exclusions could harm data quality and representation. The proposal remains open rulemaking rather than a final policy outcome.

Dates and scope

Source publication: Sep 11, 2026 · time not supplied

Event or conduct: 2026-09-10. AP reported on the proposal September 11. The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register September 10; it is not a final rule or a new September 11 action.

Source review: Sep 11, 2026 · 7:20 PM EDT

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Read the original sources

  1. Associated Press: Under Trump, census eyes sweeping plan to omit immigrants, race data ↗

    Published September 11 · direct article text read

  2. Federal Register: Decennial Census of the Population of Americans; Proposed Residence Criteria and Proposed Regulations Pertaining to Demographic Questions ↗

    Primary proposed-rule text · published September 10

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