US EditionJudge Blocks in-State Tuition for Undocumented Students in Texas
- On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor blocked a Texas law allowing undocumented students to receive in-state tuition at public colleges.
- The permanent injunction followed a lawsuit filed hours earlier by the U.S. Department of Justice, alleging the law discriminates against out-of-state U.S. Citizens.
- The law, enacted in 2001, enabled undocumented students meeting residency requirements to pay significantly lower tuition than out-of-state fees.
- Approximately 57,000 undocumented students in Texas are impacted by this change, and Attorney General Ken Paxton described the termination of the provision as a significant win for the state.
- The ruling ends a decades-old policy that could force undocumented students to pay more than double tuition or delay their education in Texas.
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AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Undocumented students at Texas' public universities will lose the ability to receive in-state tuition, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in an uncontested settlement. The change comes after the U.S. Department of Justice sued the state of Texas for a 2001 law, known as the Texas Dream Act, which allowed those students to receive in-state tuition if they met certain qualifications. The lawsuit alleged that the Dream Act violated …
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Texas Ends In-State College Tuition for Illegal Immigrants
Texas will no longer offer in-state tuition to college students without legal immigration status, following a federal lawsuit and a swift ruling that struck down the policy. The change came just hours after the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that it was suing Texas for allowing individuals illegally residing in the state to qualify for lower tuition rates that were not available to U.S. citizens living elsewhere. In response, …
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