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Newspaper Page TextA9 THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, JULY 13, 2019 Trump abandons bid to include citizenship question on census President instead orders agencies to compile data By JILL COLVIN, MARK SHERMAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press AP Photo/Amr Alﬁ ky Demonstrators hold placards as Rey Wences, organizer at Organized Communities Against Deportations, addresses reporters during a news conference Thursday outside the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services oﬃ ces in Chicago. Trump administration plans immigration enforcement operation Raids could come this weekend By SOPHIA TAREEN and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press CHICAGO — The Trump administration is moving forward with a nationwide immigration enforcement operation targeting migrant families, despite loud oppo- sition from Democrats and questions over whether it’s the best use of resources given the crisis at the border. The operation could hap- pen as soon as this week- end after being postponed by President Donald Trump late last month. It would pur- sue people with ﬁ nal depor- tation orders, including fami- lies whose immigration cases were fast-tracked by judges in 10 major cities such as Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Miami. The plan has sparked out- rage and concern among immigrant-rights advocates and lawmakers. “Our communities have been in constant fear,” Estela Vara, a Chicago-area orga- nizer said Thursday at a rally outside the city’s Immigra- tion and Custom Enforce- ment ofﬁ ces where some activists chanted “Immigra- tion Not Deportation!” The sweep remains in ﬂ ux and could begin later, according to two adminis- tration ofﬁ cials, who were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonym- ity. The American Civil Lib- erties Union preemptively ﬁ led a lawsuit Thursday in an attempt to protect asylum seekers. Meanwhile, activists ramped up efforts to prepare by bolstering know-your- rights pocket guides, cir- culating information about hotlines and planning pub- lic demonstrations. Vigils outside of detention centers and hundreds of other loca- tions nationwide were set for Friday evening, to be fol- lowed by protests Saturday in Miami and Chicago. The operation is simi- lar to ones conducted regu- larly since 2003 that often produce hundreds of arrests. It is slightly unusual to tar- get families, as opposed to immigrants with criminal histories, but it’s not unprec- edented. The Obama and Trump administrations have targeted families in previous operations. This latest effort is notable because of the politics swirl- ing around it. Trump announced on Twitter last month that the sweep would mark the begin- ning of a push to deport mil- lions of people who are in the country illegally, a near-im- possibility given the lim- ited resources of ICE, which makes the arrests and carries out deportation orders. ‘OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN IN CONSTANT FEAR.’ Estela Vara | a Chicago-area organizer who participated at a rally outside the city’s Immigra- tion and Custom Enforcement ofﬁ ces where some activists chanted ‘Immigration Not Deportation!’ Then he abruptly canceled the operation after a phone call with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, while lawmak- ers worked to pass a $4.6 billion border aid package. Plus, details had leaked, and authorities worried about the safety of ICE ofﬁ cers. The agency said it would not discuss speciﬁ cs about enforcement operations. “As always, ICE priori- tizes the arrest and removal of unlawfully present aliens who pose a threat to national security, public safety and border security,” it said in a statement. Trump started hinting anew in recent days that more removals were coming. He said last weekend they would be starting “fairly soon.” “Well, I don’t call them SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TODAY SUNDAY MONDAY raids,” he said. “I say they came in illegally and we’re bringing them out legally.” Ken Cuccinelli, the new head of Citizenship and Immigration Services, told CNN on Wednesday that the raids were “absolutely going to happen.” Pelosi said she hoped the administration would recon- sider. “Families belong together,” she said. Advocates in border areas have “received word” that up to 1,000 families are expected to arrive at an immigration center in Dilley, Texas, according to attorneys representing separated fami- lies in a long-running lawsuit. In court papers ﬁ led Thursday, the attorneys said the government has not responded to questions about the operation. The administration has been straining to manage a border crisis, and some ofﬁ - cials believe ﬂ ashy shows of force in deporting families would deter others migrants from coming. But others have criticized any move that draws resources away from the border at a time when the Border Patrol is detain- ing four times the number of people it can hold. Also, a watchdog report found ﬁ lthy, potentially dangerous condi- tions at some stations. Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington state, co-chair of the Congressio- nal Progressive Caucus and a former immigrant advocate, accused the administration of showing a “willingness to be cruel at every turn.” House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, a Cal- ifornia Republican, blamed Pelosi for the raids, saying she had done “nothing” since they were delayed. “It is the speaker who caused this problem,” he said. He said Trump would have postponed the raids again if he saw progress in House. Some activists said they were gearing up for oper- ations to start Sunday and planned to protest. Organiz- ers estimated a rally planned for Saturday in Chicago would draw around 10,000 people. TUESDAY WEDNESDAY WASHINGTON — Just a week after insisting that he was “absolutely moving forward,” President Donald Trump abandoned his effort to insert a citizenship ques- tion into next year’s census. He directed federal agen- cies to try to compile the information using existing databases instead. “It is essential that we have a clear breakdown of the number of citizens and noncitizens that make up the U.S. populations,” Trump declared in a Rose Garden announcement, insisting that he was “not backing down.” But the decision was clearly a reversal, after the Supreme Court blocked his effort by disputing his administration’s rationale for demanding that cen- sus respondents declare whether or not they were cit- izens. Trump had said last week that he was “very seri- ously” considering an exec- utive order to try to force the question. But the govern- ment has already begun the lengthy and expensive pro- cess of printing the census questionnaire without it, and such a move would surely have drawn an immediate legal challenge. Instead, Trump said Thursday that he would be signing an executive order directing every fed- eral department and agency to provide the Commerce Department with all records pertaining to the number of citizens and noncitizens in THURSDAY FRIDAY AP Photo/Alex Brandon President Donald Trump is joined by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross as he speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House on Thursday. REGIONAL FORECAST Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Seattle 69 57 Partly sunny 71 57 71 57 70 58 Clouds and sun; Periods of sun; Mostly cloudy nice nice 69 58 67 56 68 56 Cloudy A p.m. shower possible Showers possible Aberdeen Olympia 70/57 75/59 Wenatchee Tacoma Moses Lake UNDER THE SKY TODAY'S TIDES Astoria through Thursday Tonight’s Sky: Look for globular cluster M3 upper right of Arc- turus. Astoria / Port Docks Temperatures High/low ................................ 69/61 Normal high/low .................. 67/53 Record high .................. 91 in 1951 Record low .................... 43 in 2008 Precipitation Thursday ................................. Trace Month to date ........................ 0.96” Normal month to date ......... 0.47” Year to date .......................... 23.83” Normal year to date ........... 36.38” Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 Time High (ft.) Time Low (ft.) 12:03 p.m. 6.2 5:53 a.m. -0.5 11:29 p.m. 8.4 5:29 p.m. 2.4 Cape Disappointment 11:58 a.m. 5.8 5:12 a.m. -0.6 11:09 p.m. 8.1 4:45 p.m. 2.6 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Hammond SUN AND MOON Sunrise today .................. 5:37 a.m. Sunset tonight ............... 9:05 p.m. Moonrise today ............. 6:32 p.m. Moonset today ............... 3:04 a.m. Full Last New First 12:03 p.m. 6.3 5:27 a.m. -0.6 11:20 p.m. 8.6 5:08 p.m. 2.6 Warrenton 11:58 a.m. 6.6 5:37 a.m. -0.4 11:24 p.m. 8.8 5:13 p.m. 2.5 Knappa 12:40 p.m. 6.5 6:54 a.m. -0.4 none 6:30 p.m. 2.0 Depoe Bay July 16 July 24 July 31 Aug 7 11:15 a.m. 6.0 4:42 a.m. -0.6 10:22 p.m. 8.5 4:15 p.m. 3.0 City Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Honolulu Houston Los Angeles Miami New York City Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC 84/72/t 87/74/s 87/69/t 93/73/pc 95/61/pc 89/77/s 91/79/r 89/66/s 91/81/pc 88/73/s 110/90/pc 73/57/pc 91/76/s Sun. Hi/Lo/W 86/72/c 87/67/s 86/70/pc 89/74/c 92/62/pc 88/77/s 92/77/pc 89/66/pc 92/79/pc 87/70/s 111/90/pc 73/57/pc 91/71/s Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. 78/57 Kennewick Walla Walla 89/62 Lewiston 91/62 88/65 Hermiston The Dalles 92/64 Enterprise Pendleton 83/52 88/61 83/62 La Grande 86/56 80/57 NATIONAL CITIES Today Hi/Lo/W Pullman 87/56 76/58 Salem 86/59 Yakima 88/61 Longview 69/57 Portland 80/59 Spokane 84/63 76/57 76/55 Astoria ALMANAC ipating would expose non- citizen family members to repercussions. Dale Ho, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Proj- ect, and the lawyer who argued the Supreme Court case, celebrated Thursday’s announcement by the pres- ident, saying: “Trump’s attempt to weaponize the census ends not with a bang but a whimper.” Trump said his order would apply to every agency, including the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Adminis- tration. The Census Bureau already has access to Social Security, food stamp and federal prison records, all of which contain citizenship information. Trump, citing Census Bureau projections, pre- dicted that using previ- ously available records, the administration could deter- mine the citizenship of 90 percent of the population “or more.” “Ultimately this will allow us to have a more complete count of citizens than through asking the single question alone,” he contended. the country. Late Thursday, Justice Department lawyers sent a copy of the executive order to the judge presiding over a challenge to the citizenship question in Manhattan fed- eral court, saying they will confer with lawyers for the plaintiffs to see how to pro- ceed in the case. Trump’s order said the Supreme Court “has now made it impossible, as a practical matter, to include a citizenship question on the 2020 decennial census questionnaire.” “After examining every possible alternative, the attorney general and the sec- retary of commerce have informed me that the logis- tics and timing for carrying out the census, combined with delays from continuing litigation, leave no practical mechanism for including the question on the 2020 decen- nial census,” Trump said. Trump’s efforts to add the question on the decennial census had drawn fury and backlash from critics who complained that it would discourage participation, not only by people living in the country illegally, but also by citizens who fear that partic- Corvallis 80/56 Albany 81/57 John Day Eugene Bend 83/56 81/49 89/56 Ontario 99/68 Caldwell Burns 91/53 98/66 Medford 88/59 Klamath Falls 85/48 City Baker City Brookings Ilwaco Newberg Newport Today Hi/Lo/W 86/54/pc 69/53/pc 68/58/pc 80/55/pc 66/55/pc Sun. Hi/Lo/W 83/51/s 66/55/pc 69/58/c 80/57/c 66/55/c City North Bend Roseburg Seaside Springfi eld Vancouver Today Hi/Lo/W 70/56/pc 84/58/pc 69/58/pc 83/55/pc 78/58/pc Sun. Hi/Lo/W 69/57/pc 84/59/pc 70/57/c 84/55/pc 79/59/c