Texas In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens Comes to an End After DOJ Lawsuit
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Texas has committed to eliminating in-state tuition for illegal aliens.
Texas was sued by the Department of Justice on Wednesday for allegedly favoring undocumented foreign students illegally through a long-standing state education policy. By providing illegal aliens with in-state tuition rates, Texas is accused of discriminating against out-of-state American students.
Attorney General Ken Paxton and the Trump administration jointly filed a motion to repeal the law that same day.
It's among the Trump administration's most recent initiatives to restrict immigration to the nation. To stop "benefits or preferential treatments" from going to illegal aliens, President Trump issued two executive orders.
A statute passed in Texas in 2001 allowed "dreamers" to receive in-state tuition.
Illegal aliens who reside in the state are permitted to pay in-state tuition under a law that has been in place for two decades.
That policy is unconstitutional, according to the DOJ. Paxton concurred and requested that the court grant a permanent injunction that would stop Texas from implementing the law in a court filing.
Attorney General Bondi stated in a statement that, "Under federal law, schools cannot provide benefits to illegal aliens that they do not provide to U.S. citizens." "The Justice Department will relentlessly fight to vindicate federal law and ensure that U.S. citizens are not treated like second-class citizens anywhere in the country."
Paxton's document says, "In direct and express conflict with federal law, Texas education law specifically allows an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States to qualify for in-state tuition based on residence within the state, while explicitly denying resident-based tuition rates to U.S. citizens that do not qualify as Texas residents."
In agreement, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas imposed a permanent injunction against the law's implementation and rendered a final ruling pronouncing it unconstitutional.
"In-state tuition for illegal aliens in Texas has ended," stated Governor Greg Abbott in a post on X. "Texas is permanently enjoined from providing in-state tuition for illegal aliens."
Although lawmakers in Texas have attempted to amend the legislation in the past, it has never passed a legislative session.
The state senate last month advanced a plan that would bar illegal students from obtaining in-state tuition. Those who have previously received in-state tuition would be required to reimburse the difference under that law.
Dreamers can get in-state tuition in Washington, D.C., and twenty-four additional states. Florida followed suit, but earlier last year it revoked the 2014 law. That begins on July 1.
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