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DOJ sues Virginia over tuition aid for migrants
The DOJ argues Virginia’s law violates federal immigration statutes by granting in-state tuition benefits to undocumented immigrants while denying them to U.S. citizens from other states.
- Dec. 29: The U.S. Department of Justice sued Virginia in Richmond, seeking to halt laws allowing illegal immigrants to access in-state tuition and aid at public colleges.
- Under 8 U.S.C. §1623, federal immigration law bars postsecondary benefits for aliens not lawfully present unless available to U.S. citizens nationwide, the Justice Department says.
- Virginia's statute provides that Virginia law permits students covered by DACA to qualify for reduced in‑state tuition rates and state financial aid based on residency, high‑school attendance and tax filings.
- The DOJ is seeking a permanent injunction to block Virginia from enforcing tuition provisions, continuing President Donald Trump's administration's legal campaign affecting DACA and other undocumented students.
- The filing comes days before Gov. Glenn Youngkin leaves next month, with Democrats poised to take office as similar DOJ lawsuits in other states could set national tuition rules.
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Trump Administration SUES Virginia for Giving Illegal Aliens In-State Tuition While American Taxpayers Foot the Bill | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
The Trump administration has launched a sweeping federal lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Virginia, accusing state leaders of openly defying federal immigration law by granting illegal aliens discounted in-state college tuition while forcing American citizens from other states to pay dramatically higher rates.
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