Justice Department sues UDC over in-state tuition rates for undocumented immigrants – WTOP News
- 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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Trump administration sues Arkansas over in-state tuition for DACA students, other immigrants
The Trump administration is suing Arkansas and asking a federal judge to strike down a 2019 law allowing state colleges and universities to charge in-state tuition to students who have legal permission to remain in the U.S. under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA, among others. The Justice Department on […]
DOJ sues Utah, Hawaii, Arkansas, D.C. over in-state tuition laws
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 11, 2026 (UPI) — The Justice Department has filed four additional lawsuits against three states and Washington, D.C., challenging their policies offering eligible noncitizens in-state college tuition benefits the Trump administration says are illegal. The four lawsuits filed Thursday against D.C. and the states of Hawaii, Arkansas and Utah, bring the total number […] The post DOJ sues Utah, Hawaii, Arkansas, D.C. over…
DOJ sues Hawaii over laws granting in-state college tuition to undocumented immigrants
In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) challenges Hawaii, Arkansas, Utah and the District of Columbia’s state laws that provide in-state tuition and financial assistance for undocumented immigrants.
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Trump DOJ Expands In-State Tuition Crackdown to 21 States as Five Policies Are Blocked
The Trump administration has challenged in-state tuition policies for immigrants without lawful status in 21 states, securing favorable orders in five while continuing litigation across ... The post Trump DOJ Expands In-State Tuition Crackdown to 21 States as Five Policies Are Blocked first appeared on [your]NEWS.
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