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Texas law allowing in-state tuition for students without legal residency blocked

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A federal judge blocked a Texas law that for decades has given college students without legal residency access to reduced in-state tuition.

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  1. The Boston Globe

    Justice Department sues Texas over in-state tuition for students without legal residency (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Texas was the first state in the nation in 2001 to pass a law allowing “Dreamers,” or young adults without legal status, to be eligible for in-state tuition if they meet certain residency criteria.

  2. CNN

    Trump DOJ sues Texas over law giving undocumented immigrants in-state tuition rates (opens CNN)

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    The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging that the state of Texas is discriminating against out-of-state college students by allowing undocumented immigrants residing in Texas access to in-state tuition rates.

  3. Seattle Times

    Federal judge blocks Texas law allowing in-state tuition for students without legal residency (opens Seattle Times)

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    A federal judge has blocked a Texas law that has for decades given college students without legal residency in the U.S. access to reduced in-state tuition, swiftly ruling in favor...

  4. PBS NewsHour

    Justice Department sues Texas for offering in-state tuition for students without legal residency (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The Justice Department on Wednesday sought to block a Texas law that for decades has given college students without legal residency in the U.S. access to reduced tuition rates.

  5. Fox News

    DOJ sues Texas for offering in-state college tuition to illegal immigrants in alleged violation of federal law (opens Fox News)

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    The DOJ has sued Texas over its Dream Act, which allows undocumented residents to pay in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities.

  6. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Texas law allowing in-state tuition for students without legal residency blocked (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A federal judge blocked a Texas law that for decades has given college students without legal residency access to reduced in-state tuition.

  7. The Hill

    Judge blocks in-state tuition for undocumented students in Texas (opens The Hill)

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    A judge ruled on Wednesday to block undocumented students from receiving in-state tuition at universities in Texas. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor issued the injunction only hours after the Department of Justice brought a lawsuit against the state for a provision that allowed the students to get …

  8. Washington Examiner

    Federal judge rules in favor of Trump administration on Texas illegal immigrant tuition law (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The law was passed in 2001 to allow young adults who were in the United States illegally to pay reduced in-state tuition if they met certain residency criteria.

  9. New York Post

    Federal judge declares Texas law granting illegal migrants in-state college tuition unconstitutional after state joins Trump in lawsuit (opens New York Post)

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    A federal judge on Wednesday permanently blocked Texas from enforcing a state law allowing illegal immigrants living in the Lone Star State to pay in-state tuition rates for public universities after the Trump administration challenged the statute.

  10. Tyler Morning Telegraph

    Texas agrees with feds to end in-state tuition for undocumented students (opens Tyler Morning Telegraph)

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    Undocumented students in Texas are no longer eligible for in-state tuition after Texas agreed Wednesday with the federal government

  11. Inside Higher Ed

    Texas Ends In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students (opens Inside Higher Ed)

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    Hours after the Trump administration filed a lawsuit against the state Wednesday arguing the policy was unlawful, a district judge agreed to reverse it. Thousands of undocumented students in Texas no longer have access to in-state tuition. The U.S.

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