Feds sue Mass. to stop financial aid and in-state tuition for immigrant students
The department says the laws illegally favor undocumented students over out-of-state U.S. citizens and has filed similar cases in 12 states.
- On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice sued Massachusetts and Rhode Island, alleging their state laws providing in-state tuition to undocumented students violate federal requirements and deny equal benefits to out-of-state U.S. citizens.
- Federal officials argue that the Massachusetts Tuition Equity Law and Rhode Island Student Success Act conflict with the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, unconstitutionally favoring non-citizens over U.S. citizens residing elsewhere.
- At the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, the lawsuit cites tuition disparities: Bay State residents pay roughly $15,860 annually while out-of-state students pay approximately $44,700, violating the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
- Massachusetts Executive Office of Education spokesperson Jason Law defended the state's policies, calling these students "valued members of our community," while Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha's office vowed to defend against "unlawful overreach."
- The DOJ has filed 12 lawsuits challenging in-state tuition policies, successfully blocking similar statutes in Texas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Nebraska, with legal challenges pending in six other states including California and Virginia.
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DOJ sues Rhode Island over college tuition benefits for noncitizens
The exterior of U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island in downtown Providence. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday added Rhode Island and Massachusetts to the list of states it is suing over higher education tuition benefits for noncitizen residents. A complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Providence and another in U.S. District Court in Boston claim that laws in each s…
Feds sue Massachusetts over undocumented student tuition benefits
The Department of Justice has filed complaints against Massachusetts, challenging state laws that provide in-state tuition and financial assistance to "illegal aliens" in violation of federal law.
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SF WeeklyMassachusetts, Rhode Island latest target of DOJ over in-state tuition for noncitizens
(The Center Square) – Massachusetts and Rhode Island are the latest states to be sued by the Department of Justice in a national effort by the Trump administration to challenge
Trump DOJ sues Mass. over immigrant tuition law
A MASSACHUSETTS LAW allowing students without legal status to pay in-state tuition rates landed in the crosshairs of the Trump administration with a federal lawsuit alleging the measure is unconstitutional. The Department of Justice on Monday sued both Massachusetts and Rhode Island, which has a similar law in place, arguing that charging American citizens from other states higher costs to attend public colleges and universities than Bay Staters…
DOJ Files Lawsuits Against Massachusetts, Rhode Island Laws on In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants - The Thinking Conservative News
DOJ sues Massachusetts and Rhode Island, alleging unconstitutional in-state tuition and aid for illegal immigrants over out-of-state U.S. citizens. The post DOJ Files Lawsuits Against Massachusetts, Rhode Island Laws on In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
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