{"id":2558534,"date":"2026-01-30T14:38:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T19:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-challenges-census-counting-of-illegal-immigrants-in-federal-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T14:41:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T19:41:31","slug":"missouri-challenges-census-counting-of-illegal-immigrants-in-federal-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-challenges-census-counting-of-illegal-immigrants-in-federal-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri challenges census counting of illegal immigrants in federal lawsuit\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmissouri-challenges-census-counting-of-illegal-immigrants-in-federal-lawsuit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2558534&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Census Bureau,arguing that counting illegal immigrants and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/follow-the-money-why-foreign-influence-on-university-campuses-is-a-threat-to-national-security\/\" title=\"Follow The Money: Why Foreign Influence On University Campuses Is A Threat To National Security\">temporary visa holders<\/a> in apportionment unlawfully dilutes representation for citizens and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-blasted-trump-admin-for-using-covid-19-as-excuse-to-close-the-border-now-the-biden-administration-is-doing-the-same-thing\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris Blasted Trump Admin For Using COVID-19 As Excuse To Close The B.... Now The ... Is Doing The Same Thing.\">lawful permanent residents<\/a>. The complaint contends the practice violates the 14th Amendment and the Administrative Procedure Act and seeks too bar the inclusion of noncitizens in the 2030 Census, require corrective action for the 2020 and 2021 apportionment, and possibly order a redo of the 2020 enumeration. Hanaway alleges Missouri lost a congressional seat and an electoral vote because of the current census methodology and says federal representation was shifted to states with sanctuary policies. The filing notes the Census Bureau\u2019s longstanding practice of counting all residents, recalls a Trump memorandum that sought to exclude illegal immigrants (later reversed by the Biden administration after litigation), and frames the suit within broader disputes over election integrity\u2014citing recent controversies such as an FBI search of Fulton County election materials. Hanaway has also emphasized her support for voter ID laws as part of safeguarding elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Missouri challenges census counting of illegal immigrants in federal lawsuit&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2489459\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/missouri\/\">Missouri<\/a> Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the United States Department of Commerce and the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/census\/\">Census<\/a> Bureau alleging the departments&rsquo; counting of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigrants\/\">illegal immigrants<\/a> and visa holders has compromised elections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;United States citizens and lawful permanent residents have a right to representation, unlike illegal aliens and temporary visa holders,&rdquo; Hanaway said in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ago.mo.gov\/missouri-attorney-general-hanaway-files-suit-against-u-s-department-of-commerce-census-bureau-to-cease-counting-illegal-aliens-requests-census-recount\/\">a news release<\/a>. &ldquo;In America, the People, the members of the social compact, are the only legitimate source of the government&rsquo;s power. We are taking a stand against those who are cheating our system.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4440661\/doj-says-opened-civil-rights-investigation-alex-pretti-death\/\">DOJ says it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-opens-civil-rights-investigations-into-states-banning-school-mask-mandates\/\" title=\"... Opens Civil Rights Investigations Into ... 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The Supreme Court eventually cleared the way for the order to move forward, but the Biden administration stepped in and changed back the policy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hanaway has also defended Missouri&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ago.mo.gov\/attorney-general-hanaway-defends-missouris-voter-id-law-to-safeguard-election-integrity\/\">voter ID laws<\/a>, emphasizing that requiring government-issued&nbsp; photo identification is a critical safeguard for election integrity.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit comes amid heightened national tensions over electoral integrity in the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI recently executed a search warrant at the Fulton County election office in Union City, Georgia, seizing ballots, tabulator tapes, electronic ballot images, and voter rolls from the 2020 presidential election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4440797\/doj-says-no-epstein-files-redacted-national-security-reasons\/\"><strong>DOJ SAYS NO EPSTEIN FILES WERE REDACTED FOR NATIONAL SECURITY REASONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Georgia has been at the center of claims that the 2020 election was fraudulent, particularly in Fulton County, where Trump narrowly lost to Joe Biden.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Fulton County episode and Hanaway&rsquo;s lawsuit underscore the broader national debate over how elections are conducted, counted, and challenged.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Missouri sues over counting undocumented immigrants<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2558535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25323744367524.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[72331,58162,38129,8584,40356],"class_list":["post-2558534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-apportionment","tag-census-2","tag-federal-lawsuit","tag-missouri","tag-undocumented-immigrants"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25323744367524.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2558534"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2558538,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558534\/revisions\/2558538"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2558535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2558534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2558534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2558534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}