US EditionDOJ challenges Illinois law providing in-state tuition to undocumented students
The Department of Justice argues Illinois' laws violate federal law by granting in-state tuition and scholarships to undocumented immigrants but not to all U.S. citizens, seeking to block enforcement.
- Federal law prohibits institutions of higher education from providing benefits to undocumented immigrants that are not offered to U.S. citizens.
- The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Illinois, arguing that the state's law allowing undocumented students to receive in-state tuition and financial aid violates federal law.
- The lawsuit claims Illinois' policy treats undocumented immigrants better than out-of-state U.S. citizens and incentivizes illegal immigration.
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DOJ Sues Illinois Over Student Financial Aid for Illegals
The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit challenging an Illinois law that provides student financial aid to illegal immigrants, arguing it "plainly violates federal law" by unconstitutionally discriminating against U.S. citizens. Last month, Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, signed a bill amending the Retention of Illinois Students and Equity Act, known as the RISE Act, to expand eligibility for state-funded scholarships, grants, stipends, and oth…
Sanctuary State Rocked By DOJ Going To Legal War With It Over Americans-Last Policy - The American Tribune.com
In yet more big news for Americans who are sick and tired of seeing far-left states get away with violating federal law, often for the benefit of groups other than Americans, and gloat about it, the Attorney General Pam Bondi-led Department of Justice has followed up similar wins in Kentucky and Texas by going to legal war with Illinois over a policy that aids illegal aliens at the expense of Americans. As background, the DOJ is working with DHS…
Trump Admin Sues Illinois for Unfairly Giving In-State Tuition, Scholarships To Illegals, but not Citizens
by Jason Hopkins at CDN - The Trump administration is suing Illinois over state laws that allow illegal migrants to score in-state tuition discounts and scholarships as the White House continues to ratchet up pressure against sanctuary jurisdictions. The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday sued the state of Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker, Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a slate of … Click to read the rest HERE-> Trump Admin Sues Illinois for Unf…
Trump's Justice Department moves to block blue state from giving financial aid to illegals
President Donald Trump’s United States Attorney General Pam Bondi is moving to block a controversial Illinois law recently signed by Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker extending student financial aid, including in-state tuition rates and scholarships, to illegal immigrants. In a Tuesday statement, the Justice Department announced it had filed a complaint in the Southern District of Illinois against the state, Pritzker, Attorney General Kwame Raoul, …
DOJ Files Lawsuit Against Illinois for Providing In-State Tuition to Illegal Immigrants
One day after Kentucky leaders agreed to follow federal law prohibiting in-state public college tuition rates for illegal aliens, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint against another state for noncompliance. The lawsuit, filed in the Southern Illinois U.S. District Court, names Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, state Attorney General Kwame Raoul, and the board of trustees for the state’s university system. It cites a 1996 federal act that …
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