Courthouse News Service: Trump brings four more states into battle over tuition breaks for immigrants
The Courthouse News Service reports that the Trump administration has sued four more states over laws allowing undocumented students to pay in-state tuition and receive financial aid.
The Department of Justice alleges that laws in Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington violate federal law.
The story goes:
"“Over 30 years ago, Congress made clear that states cannot put illegal aliens before our nation’s own citizens,” Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward, Jr. said in a press release. “By granting illegal aliens in-state tuition, Washington, Oregon, New Mexico, and Arizona are pushing citizens to the side and ignoring federal law. No more.”
The four states also offer financial aid and scholarships to all residents regardless of legal status.
The complaints raise the total number of states sued to 21. The DOJ has earned favorable rulings in Texas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Nebraska and Illinois while suffering a loss in Minnesota in March.
Lawsuits against other states with similar laws are pending across the country Virginia, California, New Jersey, Kansas, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland, Colorado, New York, Connecticut and Vermont."
