Civil rights groups ask federal judge to reconsider conspiracy ruling on census citizenship question

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Advancing Justice | AAJC and MALDEF say the new findings show the Trump administration sought to intentionally discriminate against immigrants of color

Civil rights groups who had sued the government over its addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census have asked a federal judge in Maryland to reconsider his ruling on the matter after new evidence in the case emerged last week.

The request, filed Monday night by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) and Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC), said the new findings show the Trump administration sought to intentionally discriminate against Latinos and immigrants of color when it added the question.