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DOJ files lawsuit against Utah over law that allows undocumented students to receive in-state tuition
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On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed four lawsuits against Utah and other states that have laws allowing undocumented immigrants to receive in-state tuition for university.
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Utah has allowed undocumented high school graduates who have applied for legal residency to pay in-state college rates since 2002, when Utah’s Republican-dominated Legislature passed a law allowing the tuition break.
The four lawsuits are the latest of 25 similar complaints the Justice Department has filed claiming states are violating federal law by offering financial aid to immigrant students.
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against a trio of states, including Utah, on Thursday, challenging local laws that allow some undocumented students to receive in-state tuition at state colleges and universities — a move the agency argues is unconstitutional.
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed four lawsuits against Utah and other states that have laws allowing undocumented immigrants to receive in-state tuition for university.
