Justice Department Sues Penn State Over In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students, Its 27th Such Case
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 6
Justice Department Sues Penn State Over In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students, Its 27th Such Case
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 6
Summary
Thursday's lawsuit asks a court to block Penn State from offering in-state tuition to some undocumented students and from adopting any similar future policy.
The Justice Department says the policy violates federal law because out-of-state U.S. citizens cannot get the same reduced rate, making the benefit discriminatory.
Penn State's website says undocumented students, with or without DACA status, may qualify if they attended a Pennsylvania high school for at least four years and graduated there or earned a Pennsylvania GED.
The case is the DOJ's 27th challenge to in-state tuition for undocumented migrants; the department said six earlier suits in states including Texas and Kansas produced favorable orders.