Courthouse News Service: Judge scraps Trump challenge to in-state tuition for immigrant students in Virginia

Kevin R. Johnson

06 Oct 2026

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The Trump administration has challenged a number of state laws allowing undocumented residents to pay in-state tuition at public universities and colleges. Yesterday, a federal court upheld Virginia's law.

Granting summary judgment for Virginia, "Senior U.S. District Judge Robert Payne found both the domicile pathway and the tuition equity pathway of 2020’s Virginia Dream Act are not preempted by federal law."

Migration Information Source: How the United States Is Using Third Countries to Expand Immigration Control

Emma Empociello and Greta Garcia Jalil Melendez in this report looks at the Trump administration's removal of noncitizens to third countries. "Since taking office, the Trump administration has deported noncitizens to at least 30 countries other than their own. While the United States has for years employed

Man shot by ICE in NYC said federal officers never identified themselves

The man shot by federal immigration agents in New York City last week says that he did not know that the men who shot him were U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers until he was in the hospital. Documents filed in federal court "includes key details that

Citizenship Approval Drop Big Time

Citizenship Approvals Drop Under Trump The Trump administration has drastically slowed the application process for prospective US citizens — extending wait times for immigrants hoping to vote, reunite with family, or protect themselves from deportation, Ximena Bustillo and Andrew Kreighbaum report. US Citizenship and Immigration Services’ latest quarterly data show it

Share of Unaccompanied Children’s Immigration Court Cases Closed With No Attorney Up Nearly 45 Percent Compared to Pre-Trump

Today, the Vera Institute of Justice updated its Immigration Court Legal Representation Dashboard to include representation data for children, including unaccompanied children. The data shows the number of children, including unaccompanied children, facing removal without an attorney. The Vera press release states that "[m]ore unaccompanied children have their

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Migration Information Source: How the United States Is Using Third Countries to Expand Immigration Control

Man shot by ICE in NYC said federal officers never identified themselves

Citizenship Approval Drop Big Time

Share of Unaccompanied Children’s Immigration Court Cases Closed With No Attorney Up Nearly 45 Percent Compared to Pre-Trump