"Thanks to a slew of federal lawsuits filed by Republicans against Republicans, two states have now ended their policies that allowed undocumented students to receive in-state tuition and a grant program for Hispanic-serving institutions appears to be in jeopardy. The lawsuits, all introduced over the last three months, have left advocates alarmed and scrambling to intervene in the litigation. They"
"Typically, lawsuits are designed to resolve a disagreement between two parties. But when the Justice Department sued Texas and Oklahoma and argued that their state policies were unlawful, the state attorneys general quickly agreed to scrap the law. District judges signed off as well, quashing undocumented students' ability to attend college at a lower cost. A similar situation played out in reverse when Tennessee sued the Department of Education, arguing that the enrollment criteria to be recognized as a Hispanic-serving institution were unconstitutional."
Federal lawsuits filed by Republicans against Republicans have resulted in two states ending policies that allowed undocumented students to access in-state tuition and have threatened a grant program for Hispanic-serving institutions. The Justice Department sued Texas and Oklahoma, contending state policies were unlawful, prompting state attorneys general and district judges to abandon those laws. Tennessee sued the Department of Education over enrollment criteria for Hispanic-serving institution recognition, and the Trump administration is not defending the 1992 program. If successful, the challenge could cut off millions in federal funding to hundreds of minority-serving institutions. Higher education and legal experts call the tactic novel and anticipate its increased use to circumvent legislative and rule-making processes.
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