Supreme Court Considers Trump Plan To Exclude People Who Are in the U.S. Illegally From the Census

On Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the Trump administration can exclude people who are in the U.S. illegally from the census report used to apportion seats in the House of Representatives. The Trump administration is appealing a September ruling by a three-judge panel that blocked it from including the number of people in the country illegally—administrative data from outside the 2020 census—in its official report, as well as from excluding these people from the total population count. A Supreme Court ruling in Trump’s favor could shift House seats, Electoral College votes and federal funding away from states with high populations of people who are in the U.S. illegally. Some coverage on all sides said the Court was “skeptical” of Trump’s plan but reluctant to immediately block it. Coverage in left-rated outlets and some right-rated outlets used the term "undocumented immigrants." Some right-rated outlets used the term "illegal immigrants." Some center-rated outlets used the terms "noncitizens" and "immigrants living in the United States illegally."