California has sued US President Donald Trump over his order prohibiting undocumented immigrants from being included in Census apportionment counts.
The complaint, filed Tuesday, argues that Trump’s order disturbs and undermines the historical precedent of the US counting “all of its residents, including for the purpose of apportioning the U.S. House of representatives, regardless of residents’ citizenship or immigration status.” Trump’s order is also alleged to be unconstitutional as it violates the Fourteenth Amendment and separation of powers. More specifically, the complaint argues that Trump has overstepped his executive authority by determining who would be included in the apportionment count, a task commonly left to the legislature.
