{"id":2642772,"date":"2026-08-10T16:21:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T20:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-sues-three-more-states-over-tuition-benefits-for-illegal-immigrants\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T16:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T20:24:21","slug":"doj-sues-three-more-states-over-tuition-benefits-for-illegal-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-sues-three-more-states-over-tuition-benefits-for-illegal-immigrants\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ sues three more states over tuition benefits for illegal immigrants"},"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\">22<\/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-sues-three-more-states-over-tuition-benefits-for-illegal-immigrants%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=2642772&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 Justice Department has filed lawsuits against New York, Connecticut, and Vermont, alleging that these states unlawfully provide in-state tuition rates and financial aid to illegal immigrants, which violates federal law. The DOJ argues that states cannot offer such benefits based solely on residency to individuals who are not lawfully present in the U.S., and challenges laws that allow illegal immigrants to access in-state tuition and associated benefits. These legal actions are part of a broader effort, with the DOJ having already sued 17 states over similar policies, and additional lawsuits pending against several others. The department emphasizes that these policies undermine legal and constitutional principles, asserting that they grant illegal immigrants benefits denied to U.S. citizens. Some past cases have resulted in successful rulings against states offering reduced tuition to illegal immigrants.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"167\">Justice Department<\/a> on Monday sued <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"61\">New York<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/connecticut\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"32\">Connecticut<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vermont\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1438\">Vermont<\/a>, alleging that the states unlawfully provide in-state tuition rates and other financial benefits to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigrants\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1972\">illegal immigrants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lawsuits seek to block enforcement of state laws, regulations, and policies that allow immigrants who are not lawfully present in the United States to receive in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities based on their state residency. The complaints also challenge policies providing financial aid and scholarships to illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4681532\/doj-lawsuit-state-tuition-illegal-immigrants\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ sues three more states over state tuition benefits for illegal immigrants<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/4678736\/duke-law-school-race-admissions-doj\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Duke Law School illegally considered race in admissions, DOJ says<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/4677239\/youngest-black-professor-jason-arday-cambridge-resigns-university-allegations-plagiarism\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Youngest Black professor at Cambridge resigns as university investigates allegations of plagiarism<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCongress long ago made clear that States cannot put illegal aliens over our Nation\u2019s own citizens,\u201d Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/department-justice-files-complaints-against-new-york-connecticut-and-vermont-challenging\">said<\/a>. \u201cBy granting illegal aliens in-state tuition, New York, Vermont, and Connecticut are doing just that \u2026 our efforts will not cease until President Trump\u2019s promise is fulfilled: illegal aliens will not receive benefits denied to our Nation\u2019s own citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DOJ argued that the states\u2019 policies violate federal law, which bars states from making illegal immigrants eligible for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-sues-illinois-over-laws-granting-in-state-college-benefits-to-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"... sues Illinois over laws granting in-state college ... to ...\">postsecondary education benefits based<\/a> on residency unless U.S. citizens or nationals are eligible for the same benefits regardless of whether they are state residents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a simple matter of federal law: colleges cannot provide benefits to illegal aliens that they do not provide to U.S. citizens,\u201d Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The department argued that several Connecticut laws conflict with the federal statute and thus are unconstitutional under the Constitution\u2019s supremacy clause. The DOJ similarly challenges Vermont laws that prohibit the University of Vermont from discriminating against students based on immigration status when determining eligibility for in-state tuition and allow residents to receive state-funded financial aid regardless of their immigration status under federal law.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis Department of Justice will not tolerate American students being treated like second-class citizens in their own country,\u201d Shumate said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Monday\u2019s filings, the DOJ has now sued 17 states challenging policies that provide in-state tuition or other educational benefits to illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4680373\/el-sayed-call-obama-michigan-senate-campaign\/\"><strong>EL SAYED HAILS <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4680373\/el-sayed-call-obama-michigan-senate-campaign\/\"><strong>\u2018<\/strong><\/a>INSPIRING<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4680373\/el-sayed-call-obama-michigan-senate-campaign\/\"><strong>\u2019<\/strong><\/a>  PHONE CALL WITH OBAMA, HOPES FORMER PRESIDENT HITS CAMPAIGN TRAIL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The department said five similar lawsuits in Texas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Illinois have already resulted in favorable rulings, including an appeals court decision, permanently blocking or declaring unconstitutional state laws that provided reduced tuition rates to illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DOJ has additional lawsuits pending against Minnesota, Virginia, California, New Jersey, Kansas, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland, and Colorado.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" 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