Justice Department sues Penn State over in-state tuition for undocumented students
The Justice Department sued Pennsylvania State University, alleging its tuition policy for undocumented students discriminates against U.S. citizens.
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday against Pennsylvania State University over its tuition policy for undocumented students, The Hill reports.
The department alleges the university allows in-state tuition for undocumented students. It says this discriminates against U.S. citizens. Al Jazeera describes the suit as challenging a Penn State policy that lets undocumented students qualify for reduced tuition rates.
The Hill quotes the department as saying Congress made a deliberate policy choice. In that quote, states and their public institutions may not grant tuition benefits to undocumented immigrants unless the same benefits go to all U.S. citizens. The Hill's excerpt of the quote is cut off.
The reports do not include a response from Penn State.
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- The HillDOJ sues Penn State over in-state tuition for undocumented studentsThu, Nov 5, 2:09 PM EST
- Al JazeeraUS Justice Department sues Penn State over undocumented students’ tuitionFri, Nov 6, 12:57 AM EST
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