DOJ Sues Hawaii over Laws Granting in-State College Tuition to Undocumented Immigrants
- The Justice Department sued Arkansas, Utah, Hawaii, and the District on Thursday, challenging state policies that grant in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants, which officials claim discriminates against American citizens.
- These lawsuits represent the latest in 25 cases brought by the Trump administration seeking to end university financial assistance for students without legal status across the country.
- Federal law prohibits colleges from providing benefits to illegal aliens that are denied to American citizens, argued Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate of the Justice Department's Civil Division.
- Arkansas Attorney General Office spokesman Jeff LeMaster indicated potential compliance, stating the state agrees federal law preempts state law; officials in the other three jurisdictions did not immediately respond.
- A federal judge recently struck down a similar policy in Kansas, where the DOJ secured a victory, with more than a dozen additional cases pending across the country.
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