The Justice Department has now sued 12 states over their laws allowing eligible undocumented students to pay in-state tuition.
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The Department of Justice is challenging laws in Massachusetts and Rhode Island that allow undocumented students to pay in-state college tuition. They’re the latest DOJ lawsuits contesting similar bills in a total of 12 states.
Several Republican-led states quickly settled with the DOJ, agreeing to stop granting those students in-state tuition rates. But Democratic-led states have fought the Trump administration, and Minnesota succeeded in having the DOJ’s lawsuit dismissed earlier this year.
The Rhode Island and Massachusetts lawsuits also aim to stop the states from allowing undocumented students to access state aid and scholarships.
