Colleges scramble after court strikes down in-state tuition for Illinois undocumented students
<p>Thousands of immigrant students who attended high school in Illinois may soon have to pay more expensive out-of-state tuition rates for college — a change that could jeopardize their access to higher education.</p><p>On July 24 a federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump <a class="Link" href="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/2b/57/27b24572418b89ce553d526f2a18/gov-uscourts-ilsd-106533-49-0.pdf" target="_blank" ><u>struck down parts of three Illinois laws</u></a> that allowed eligible undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates at community colleges and public universities and to receive state financial aid.</p><p>Judge David Dugan of the Southern District of Illinois sided with the U.S. Department of Justice in its argument that these provisions violate federal law because they grant a benefit to non-citizens who live in state that citizens who live out of state cannot get.</p><p>The state law <a class="Link" href="https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=60&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=195&SessionID=3&GA=93" target="_blank" ><u>concerning in-state tuition</u></a> had been on the books for more than two decades.
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<p>Thousands of immigrant students who attended high school in Illinois may soon have to pay more expensive out-of-state tuition rates for college — a change that could jeopardize their access to higher education.</p><p>On July 24 a federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump <a class="Link" href="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/2b/57/27b24572418b89ce553d526f2a18/gov-uscourts-ilsd-106533-49-0.pdf" target="_blank" ><u>struck down parts of three Illinois laws</u></a> that allowed eligible undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates at community colleges and public universities and to receive state financial aid.</p><p>Judge David Dugan of the Southern District of Illinois sided with the U.S. Department of Justice in its argument that these provisions violate federal law because they grant a benefit to non-citizens who live in state that citizens who live out of state cannot get.</p><p>The state law <a class="Link" href="https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=60&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=195&SessionID=3&GA=93" target="_blank" ><u>concerning in-state tuition</u></a> had been on the books for more than two decades. To qualify for the benefit, students must have attended an Illinois high school for at least three years, among other criteria.</p><p>Dugan paused the implementation of the ruling for two weeks to allow state officials time to appeal, but it is unclear if they will do so. Immigrant rights groups like the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights worry an appeal could overturn in-state tuition policies for undocumented students across the country.
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- <p>Thousands of immigrant students who attended high school in Illinois may soon have to pay more expensive out-of-state tuition rates for college — a change that could jeopardize their access to higher education.</p><p>On July 24 a federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump <a class="Link" href="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/2b/57/27b24572418b89ce553d526f2a18/gov-uscourts-ilsd-106533-49-0.pdf" target="_blank" ><u>struck down parts of three Illinois laws</u></a> that allowed eligible undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates at community colleges and public universities and to receive state financial aid.</p><p>Judge David Dugan of the Southern District of Illinois sided with the U.S. Department of Justice in its argument that these provisions violate federal law because they grant a benefit to non-citizens who live in state that citizens who live out of state cannot get.</p><p>The state law <a class="Link" href="https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=60&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=195&SessionID=3&GA=93" target="_blank" ><u>concerning in-state tuition</u></a> had been on the books for more than two decades.
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