The former chief scientist of the Census Bureau called the seven-page report “extremely unprofessional.”President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in the Oval Office of the White House on Aug. 6.Aaron Schwartz / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAug. 22, 2026, 3:04 PM EDTA census report estimating that more than 24,000 noncitizens voted in the 2020 election contains red flags in its methodology that undermine its claim of “high confidence” and raise questions about the politicization of federal data, former U.S. data officials say.Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.