Trump administration relents over census citizenship question

After supreme court decision, commerce secretary says forms being printed without question that could affect elections

The Trump administration said on Tuesday it would begin printing forms for the 2020 US census without a controversial question asking about citizenship, following a key decision by the US supreme court last week blocking the proposal.

A Department of Justice spokeswoman confirmed that the question would not be included on the census, which is constitutionally mandated to take place every 10 years.

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