President Donald Trump has directed the Commerce Department to begin work on a new U.S. census that excludes illegal immigrants.

When Trump tried to end the practice of counting illegal aliens in the census in his first term, he argued that the executive branch has discretionary power to determine who qualifies as a U.S. resident for apportionment purposes. The move faced legal challenges and was ultimately overturned by Joe Biden before it could take effect.

President Donald Trump revealed on Thursday that he has ordered his administration to create a new census, in which illegal