WASHINGTON — A Trump-aligned legal group is pushing the White House to do away with a requirement that home lenders collect data on the race and sex of mortgage applicants. America First Legal (AFL), founded by White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, is decrying the rule as a racial “surveillance tool” and urging the Trump administration to restore “colorblind” lending policies. Currently, if mortgage applicants do not provide their race, sex and ethnicity, lenders are required to