Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The Justice Department has sued California, challenging laws providing in-state tuition and other financial assistance to undocumented immigrants in the state.
The complaint also targets scholarships and subsidized loans for migrants, a DOJ release said. The lawsuit alleges that California's laws are unconstitutional, illegal and discriminate against U.S. citizens who are not provided the same financial benefits, including reduced tuition. The complaint said the state's laws reward undocumented immigrants with benefits, which conflicts with federal laws.
"California is illegally discriminating against American students and families by offering exclusive tuition benefits for non-citizens," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in the statement. "This marks our third lawsuit against California in one week -- we will continue bringing litigation against California until the state ceases its flagrant disregard for the law."
The United States is seeking to stop California from enforcing laws that require the state's colleges and universities to provide in-state tuition for the roughly 80,000 undocumented college students who live there, regardless of whether they are in the country legally. Most attend community colleges.
