Trump Orders US Census Overhaul to Exclude Illegal Immigrants

The president says the count will draw on 2024 election data and rely on ’modern day facts.’
Trump Orders US Census Overhaul to Exclude Illegal Immigrants
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Aug. 1, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he has instructed the Department of Commerce to begin work on a “new and highly accurate” census, one that would exclude individuals who are in the United States illegally.

In a statement posted to Truth Social on Aug. 7, Trump said the new population count would be based on “modern day facts and figures” and would incorporate results and information gleaned from the 2024 presidential election.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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