{"id":2635354,"date":"2026-07-25T12:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T16:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-cracks-down-on-tuition-for-illegals-in-maryland\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T12:31:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T16:31:12","slug":"doj-cracks-down-on-tuition-for-illegals-in-maryland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-cracks-down-on-tuition-for-illegals-in-maryland\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ Cracks Down on Tuition for Illegals in Maryland"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-cracks-down-on-tuition-for-illegals-in-maryland%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2635354&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The content discusses the Trump governance&#8217;s aggressive efforts to prevent illegal immigrants from accessing state benefits like in-state college tuition, which are generally reserved for legal residents and citizens. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed lawsuits against several states-including Maryland, Illinois, Minnesota, Virginia, California, New Jersey, Kansas, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Texas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, and Nebraska-challenging their laws that offer in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants. The DOJ argues that thes laws violate federal law by subsidizing education unlawfully and providing illegal aliens with benefits not extended to U.S.citizens. Some state officials, like Maryland&#8217;s Attorney General, defend their laws, emphasizing the importance of educational opportunities for all residents who grew up and studied in their communities. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-members-of-violent-tren-de-aragua-gang-arrested-in-aurora-colorado\/\" title=\"9 Members of Violent Tren de Aragua Gang Arrested in Aurora, Colorado\">debate highlights tensions<\/a> between federal enforcement policies aimed at curbing illegal immigration and states&#8217; rights to set their own educational policies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration is coming down hard on illegal immigrants who are taking state benefits not available to many other American taxpayers \u2014 but blue states are fighting back.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/department-justice-sues-maryland-challenging-its-state-laws-provide-state-tuition-illegal\">The Department of Justice<\/a> has filed its 13th lawsuit against tuition funding for illegal immigrants, this time in Maryland. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2026\/jul\/17\/trump-administration-sues-stop-maryland-giving-state-tuition-illegal\/\">Since 2011,<\/a> the state\u2019s law has allocated the benefits that legal citizens receive for in-state college tuition to illegals, if they pay taxes and their children graduated high school in Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>The filing comes as part of the Trump administration\u2019s broader crackdown on illegal immigration across the country, one of the hallmark commitments of the Department of Justice. The Maryland case follows other lawsuits of a similar nature in <a href=\"https:\/\/links-1.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Fwww.justice.gov%2Fusao-sdil%2Fpr%2Funited-states-sues-state-illinois-providing-financial-aid-and-state-tuition-illegal%3Futm_medium=%26utm_source=govdelivery\/1\/0100019aa3d21f2c-0f852847-b8ed-4852-9d60-a284ad150fe9-000000\/aQK2gxEfizeYu8bgII2c94T3VJxpu5a2zHIvj25b9mI=432\">Illinois<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/links-1.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Fwww.justice.gov%2Fopa%2Fpr%2Fjustice-department-files-complaint-challenging-minnesota-laws-providing-state-tuition%3Futm_medium=%26utm_source=govdelivery\/1\/0100019aa3d21f2c-0f852847-b8ed-4852-9d60-a284ad150fe9-000000\/m_p9xc6aOFELKad84yUNGqnGD9-JUqK8P11gTCJfVjI=432\">Minnesota<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-files-complaint-challenging-virginia-laws-providing-state-tuition-and\">Virginia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-files-complaint-challenging-california-laws-providing-state-tuition\">California<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-files-complaint-challenging-new-jersey-laws-providing-state-tuition-and\">New Jersey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/department-justice-reaches-proposed-consent-decree-kansas-enjoin-state-enforcing-its\">Kansas<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/department-justice-files-complaints-against-massachusetts-and-rhode-island-challenging-state\">Massachusetts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/links-1.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Fwww.justice.gov%2Fopa%2Fpr%2Fjustice-department-files-complaint-block-decades-old-texas-laws-providing-state-tuition%3Futm_medium=%26utm_source=govdelivery\/1\/0100019aa3d21f2c-0f852847-b8ed-4852-9d60-a284ad150fe9-000000\/JMOMIzNmuFZTXCFtCvJAv6X1r_H7tIbGmZ9fadYjhcQ=432\">Texas<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/department-justice-files-complaints-against-massachusetts-and-rhode-island-challenging-state\">Rhode Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In each of the four states, the DOJ challenged the standing laws that allow leaders to provide tuition to illegal immigrants. \u201cNo state can be allowed to treat Americans like second-class citizens in their own country by offering financial benefits to illegal aliens,\u201d said the Attorney General at the time, Pam Bondi, regarding the Kentucky case. According to the DOJ, Texas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, and Nebraska have all settled their disputes with the administration by declaring tuition breaks for illegals unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>Corey DeAngelis, a research fellow for the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation, told The Washington Stand that the DOJ is standing up for American citizens and taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmerican students don\u2019t get a discount on tuition, yet people here illegally are receiving that benefit at the expense of hardworking American families,\u201d DeAngelis said. \u201cThis provision discriminates against American citizens simply for being here legally, and it creates a perverse incentive for more illegal immigration by offering benefits that should be reserved for those who follow the rules.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the latest case in Maryland, the DOJ argues the Old Line State is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-exposed-inflated-covid-deaths-by-1600-throughout-the-election-violated-multiple-federal-laws-peer-reviewed-study-findsstate-local-governments-must-act\/\" title=\"CDC Exposed: Inflated Covid Deaths By 1600% Throughout The Election, ...Violated Multiple Federal ...s\u201d Peer-Reviewed Study Finds\u2026State, Local Governments Must Act\">violating federal law<\/a>. \u201cCongress long ago made clear that Maryland cannot deny educational opportunities to American citizens that it gives to illegal aliens in the State,\u201d reiterated Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/department-justice-sues-maryland-challenging-its-state-laws-provide-state-tuition-illegal\">press release<\/a> from the DOJ. \u201cBy granting illegal aliens in-state tuition, Maryland is not only violating federal law but subsidizing education for illegal aliens, costing Maryland taxpayers roughly $9M for just one academic year. This Department of Justice is committed to fulfilling President Trump\u2019s promise that illegal aliens will not obtain taxpayer benefits or preferential treatment over our own citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, a Democrat, made it clear that he disagrees with the DOJ in a <a href=\"https:\/\/oag.maryland.gov\/News\/pages\/Statement-from-Attorney-General-Brown-on-U.S.-Department-of-Justice-Lawsuit-Challenging-Maryland%E2%80%99s-In-State-Tuition-Law-.aspx\">statement posted from his office. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Department of Justice sued to take away an opportunity from Maryland students who grew up here, graduated from school here, and are working to pursue something more for themselves, their families, and the communities in which they live. We are reviewing the complaint closely. We will respond through the courts, as we do whenever Maryland\u2019s laws are challenged, and we will keep fighting for the young people in our state and their futures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate of the DOJ\u2019s Civil Division emphasized that what Maryland is doing is illegal.\u00a0\u201cColleges cannot provide benefits to illegal aliens that they do not provide to U.S. citizens,\u201d he added. \u201cThis Department of Justice will not tolerate American students being treated like second-class citizens in their own country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response to the news of the Maryland case, one user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NEWSMAX\/status\/2076282933024055792?s=20\">posted on X<\/a>: \u201cAll these blue states making their own rules [be]cause they don\u2019t like the laws is what is really ripping apart this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House of Delegates Speaker Joseline Pe\u00f1a-Melnyk (D) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tristatealert.com\/doj-again-sues-maryland-this-time-over-in-state-tuition-for-illegal-immigrants\">had a response of her own<\/a>: \u201cThe General Assembly enacted Maryland\u2019s tuition policy because we believe students who have grown up in our communities, attended our public schools, and met the requirements established under state law should have the opportunity to pursue higher education and contribute to Maryland\u2019s future.\u201d She continued, \u201cAn educated workforce strengthens our economy and our communities. The lawsuit is another example of the federal government asking the courts to override policy choices made by states through the democratic process. We remain confident in the integrity of Maryland law and will continue working to expand educational opportunity while defending laws enacted on behalf of the people of our state.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><em>Quinn Delamater is a reporter for The Washington Stand.<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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