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Feds Sue Colorado over College Aid for Illegal Immigrants
The department says Colorado’s policy gives undocumented students benefits federal law bars and has targeted 14 states over similar tuition programs.
- On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit against Colorado, alleging the state's in-state tuition policy for undocumented students violates federal immigration law.
- The federal complaint relies on Section 1623 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, which prohibits states from offering postsecondary benefits to undocumented individuals based solely on state residency.
- Colorado's ASSET Act, expanded by 2022's House Bill 22-1155, grants undocumented students and DACA recipients in-state tuition, access to the Colorado Opportunity Fund, and state financial aid.
- Colorado is the 14th state targeted by the DOJ over such policies, with the department seeking an immediate injunction to block the state from offering in-state tuition to undocumented students.
- Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, who co-sponsored the original 2013 legislation, strongly opposed the administration's action, while Democratic officials maintain the state's approach supports student access to higher education.
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Colorado has become the ultimate goal of the Donald Trump administration’s campaign against students who are not U.S. citizens or lack a permanent residence permit. The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against them on July 23 for allowing undocumented students to access tuition fees paid by state residents, cheaper than those charged to students from other states. With it, there are already 14 lawsuits filed against states that do not…
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