US EditionVirginia's New AG Moves to Defend in-State Tuition Law for Undocumented Students
Attorney General Jay Jones reversed his predecessor's position to defend the Virginia Dream Act, protecting undocumented students from losing in-state tuition benefits amid a DOJ challenge.
- Wednesday, Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones filed a motion to withdraw the commonwealth's prior consent to a federal judgment that could invalidate the Virginia Dream Act of 2020, which allows undocumented students in-state tuition.
- Following the federal lawsuit filed in December, then‑Attorney General Jason Miyares entered a joint motion with the DOJ, agreeing federal law preempts Virginia law.
- Several advocacy groups, including the Legal Aid Justice Center, ACLU of Virginia and MALDEF, filed to intervene, while Rohmah Javed said affected students grew up in the commonwealth and relied on the law.
- Days after taking office Saturday, Jay Jones took more than a dozen actions, supporting Dominion Energy offshore wind, joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, and lawsuits against Trump administration policies.
- As tuition rises statewide, lawmakers are debating fixed rates through House Bill 502, while the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia reports students pay about 42% of costs and meeting a 67% cost‑share policy could reduce tuition.
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