STEVEN DILLINGHAM
Director, US Census Bureau, 2019-2020
TRUMP'S CENSUS DIRECTOR IS TRYING TO RUSH OUT DATA ON NONCITIZENS, WATCHDOG SAYS
In the last days of the Trump administration, Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham has pressured employees at the agency to speed up the production of a data report about noncitizens, including unauthorized immigrants, the bureau's internal watchdog group says.
January 12, 2021
EMBATTLED CENSUS BUREAU DIRECTOR STEVEN DILLINGHAM RESIGNS
Reports last week from bureau whistleblowers said political appointees were pressuring staff there to release data by Jan. 15, regardless of its accuracy. Those reports prompted calls from civil rights groups and Democratic lawmakers for him to resign.
“That the Census Director would push expert, career staff to ignore quality standards to achieve an unlawful policy for an outgoing president is appalling,” said Wade Henderson, the interim president and chief executive of the Leadership Conference, and one of those calling for his resignation.