Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The Justice Department is suing Illinois over state laws that grant in-state tuition benefits and financial assistance to migrants, accusing the Prairie State of discriminating against Americans.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, is the latest from the Trump administration targeting laws aiding migrants in receiving tuition benefits, and comes as President Donald Trump's feud with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker continues to deepen.
"Under federal law, schools cannot provide benefits to illegal aliens that they do not provide to U.S. citizens," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement.
"This Department of Justice has already filed multiple lawsuits to prevent U.S. students from being treated like second-class citizens -- Illinois now joins the list of states where we are relentlessly fighting to vindicate federal law."
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