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The Justice Department filed lawsuits against Hawaii, D.C., Arkansas, and Utah over policies providing in-state tuition discounts to undocumented students. The suits challenge state laws as conflicting with federal immigration law.
The Justice Department filed lawsuits against Hawaii, D.C., Arkansas, and Utah for offering in-state tuition discounts to undocumented students. The DOJ argues these state policies conflict with federal immigration law, which treats undocumented immigrants differently than citizens and legal residents. The states say they're making education accessible; the DOJ says they're violating federal authority over immigration.
This is a direct collision between state and federal power. The Biden DOJ is taking the same aggressive posture on immigration that the Trump DOJ did—using the courts to override state policy. The difference in tone is minimal. What matters is that undocumented students caught in the middle now face legal uncertainty about whether they can afford college, with federal enforcement treating their education access as a target for litigation.
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