Advocates ask court for chance to defend Texas Dream Act, in-state tuition for immigrant students
Supporters say the Texas Dream Act has helped more than 57,000 students afford college as they seek to defend the blocked law.
- On Thursday, the 5th Circuit Court heard arguments from student groups and colleges seeking to defend the Texas Dream Act, which allows certain undocumented students to pay in-state tuition.
- Last year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the U.S. Justice Department agreed to block the 2001 law, arguing it conflicts with federal immigration statutes prohibiting such education benefits.
- Austin Community College and LUPE argued the law benefited more than 57,000 students, warning that current uncertainty forces many to pay unaffordable out-of-state tuition rates.
- Judges Jerry E. Smith, Don R. Willett, and Irma Carrillo Ramirez heard the case; if the court permits intervention, the legal battle could return to the district court for further litigation.
- A decision may take weeks or months as the court is not required to rule immediately, leaving students and colleges across Texas facing continued confusion over tuition qualification criteria.
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Advocates ask court for chance to defend Texas Dream Act, in-state tuition for immigrant students
Students, immigrant-rights advocates and Austin Community College asked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday to let them defend the Texas Dream Act that has helped thousands of immigrant students lacking permanent legal status afford college.
Advocates ask court for chance to defend Texas Dream Act, in-state tuition for undocumented students
Students, immigrant-rights advocates and Austin Community College asked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday to let them defend the Texas Dream Act that has helped thousands of undocumented students afford college.
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San Antonio ReportTexas Dream Act goes to court as advocates fight to restore the law
Advocates want a federal appeals court to allow them to fight for the Texas Dream Act. The law giving eligible undocumented students in-state tuition at colleges was blocked last year.
One year after Texas Dream Act ended, where do legal efforts to reinstate it stand?
DALLAS — A federal appeals court will hear oral arguments Thursday about whether a community college and student activists can sue to restore the Texas Dream Act, which gave in-state tuition to undocumented students. Last summer, the U.S. Department of…
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