Reuters reports that a federal judge on Tuesday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to hand information about its plan to ask people filling out the 2020 census form whether they are U.S. citizens over to a group of states and cities.
路透社报道,一名联邦法官周二要求总统唐纳德•特朗普政府提交其计划的相关信息给一些州和城市,计划要求人们填写2020年人口普查表,确定他们是否是美国公民。
The states and cities are suing the administration over the question.
各州和各城市正在就这个问题起诉政府。
At a hearing in Manhattan federal court, U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman also said he would likely deny the administration's motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
在曼哈顿联邦法院举行的听证会上,美国地区法官杰西·福尔曼也说,他可能会否认政府驳回诉讼的动议。
The plaintiffs have said that the census question could lead to undercounting in states with large immigrant populations.
原告表示,人口普查问题可能会导致移民人口众多的州统计人数少于实际人数。
This would jeopardize their political representation and access to federal funds.
这将危及他们的政治代表权,减少获得联邦资金的机会。
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