Census Bureau stopped work on data for protecting trans rights, former director says

Robert Santos, who resigned as U.S. Census Bureau director on Feb. 14, raises his right hand to swear in during a House Oversight Committee hearing in December 2024 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Because of a Trump executive order, the Census Bureau is stopping work on statistics that could help protect the rights of transgender people, its recently departed director, Robert Santos, tells NPR.

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