As states rush to redraw their congressional maps, President Trump moved Thursday to get his team involved, saying he’s ordered the government to conduct a new count of the country’s residents — but this time without illegal immigrants. Here’s what you need to know about the Trump census order:

The Trump directive

President orders Commerce Department to conduct new count:

The potential impact

New count could shift congressional seats between states:

The conservative rationale

Republicans argue illegal immigrants shouldn’t determine representation:

The constitutional questions

Constitution calls for counting “whole number of free persons”:

The seat shift projections

Study shows potential changes from excluding illegal immigrants:

The historical impact

Decade earlier would have seen more dramatic changes:

The legislative support

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announces supporting legislation:

DeSantis’s political calculation

Florida governor sees potential for significant seat gains:

The first-term precedent

Trump previously tried to adjust census during initial presidency:

The 2020 legal battle

Previous attempt to exclude illegal immigrants from count:

The Biden reversal

Current president set stage for Trump’s new attempt:

The redistricting context

Census order comes amid broader map-drawing battles:

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• Trump orders new census count to exclude those in U.S. illegally

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