A federal court in New York on Thursday rejected a bid by President Donald Trump to exclude undocumented migrants from the US census, a setback for the president who has long touted his fight against illegal immigration .
The census counts every person in the country every 10 years , as the basis for determining representation in the 435- seat House of Representatives .
In July Trump gave the unprecedented order to exclude illegal immigrants from the population count.
Prosecutors in many states , including New York, quickly challenged the government ’ s right to give such an order in court , amid fears it would reduce the number of such migrants who participated in the census.
On Thursday three federal judges in Manhattan found the government order to be illegal and a violation of the constitutional mandate to count every person in the country, according to a written ruling .
“ We cannot allow the White House ’ s constant fearmongering and xenophobia to stop us from being counted , ” New York State Attorney Letitia James said in a statement Thursday , hailing the ruling as “ another major victory. ”
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