US EditionUNT Student Joins Lawsuit over DOJ’s Effort to End Texas Dream Act’s in-State Tuition
- On June 4, the federal government filed a lawsuit against Texas challenging the 2001 Texas Dream Act, which permitted undocumented students to qualify for in-state tuition.
- The suit and an agreement with Governor Abbott and Attorney General Paxton followed failed legislative repeal attempts and claim the law discriminates against U.S. citizens.
- Starting this fall, public colleges in Texas are required to determine which enrolled students lack legal status and adjust their tuition to out-of-state rates, affecting about 20,000 students across the state, including 440 at Austin Community College.
- Efrén Olivares warned this sudden change will cause enrollment drops and called it an abuse of litigation, while Tania Chavez described it as a direct attack on undocumented youth.
- Civil rights groups and Austin Community College trustees have filed motions to intervene, aiming to restore the law and prevent financial harm to students and institutions.
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Texas Directs Public Universities to Identify Undocumented Students
This article was originally published in Texas Tribune. Texas is asking public colleges and universities to identify which of their students are living in the country illegally so they can start paying out-of-state tuition, as required by a court ruling earlier this month. In a letter to college presidents last week, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Commissioner Wynn Rosser said undocumented students who have been paying in-state tuitio…
Texas Agency Orders Universities To Disclose Illegal Alien Students
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s directive follows a June 4 ruling that illegal aliens cannot receive in-state tuition in Texas. The post Texas Agency Orders Universities To Disclose Illegal Alien Students appeared first on Texas Scorecard.
The bill is a result of a federal court ruling that overturned the Texas Dream Act, a 2001 law that allowed some undocumented students to pay for reduced state tuition. Now these students will have to pay for tuition outside the state.
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UNT student joins lawsuit over DOJ’s effort to end Texas Dream Act’s in-state tuition
A University of North Texas student is among the plaintiffs in a motion filed in federal court asking a federal judge to intervene in a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Texas over the state’s Dream Act. The 2001 Texas…
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