US Judges Reject Trump Plan to Exclude Many Immigrants from Representation
A panel of judges Thursday declared unlawful a directive from President Donald Trump to exclude people who are in the United States illegally from representation when apportioning congressional seats.The decision by a three-judge panel, which could be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, is a victory for the 38 states, cities and counties, plus several immigrants rights nonprofits, that sued over the July 21 directive.The mostly Democratic-leaning plaintiffs, led by New York state, accused the Republican president of having a “xenophobic” purpose in pushing an unconstitutional directive that reflected “discriminatory animus” toward Hispanics and other immigrant communities.They said the directivemore
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