U.S. Census director quits early
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Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham announced his resignation Monday, amid controversy about his allegedly pressuring employees to rush reports about undocumented U.S. residents. File Photo by Tasos Katopodis/UPI | License Photo
Jan. 18 (UPI) -- The head of the U.S. Census announced his resignation Monday, almost a year before he was scheduled to retire, amid a showdown over the Trump administration's orders about the counting of undocumented U.S. residents.
In a resignation letter on his agency blog, Census Bureau Director Steve Dillingham praised U.S. Census employees who "made great sacrifices to continue our work" during the global pandemic.