"Since summer, the Trump administration has challenged in-state tuition policies in Kentucky, Illinois, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Texas, arguing they discriminate against out-of-state American citizen students. In a proposed settlement filed in August, the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education agreed to end the benefit. But Kentucky Students for Affordable Tuition, represented by attorneys from the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky to defend the state's policy."
"The Justice Department had argued in a filing that it's "unclear that a voluntary choice to stop or not enter college courses because the student deems that the price is too high would constitute an injury ... If a student chooses not to pay the increased tuition rate, that is no injury but a rational response to price signals." A department spokesperson said Thursday that it is "reviewing the court's opinion and will continue efforts to ensure U.S. students are not treated like second-class citizens.""
Federal judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove granted Kentucky Students for Affordable Tuition leave to intervene to defend in-state tuition rates for undocumented students after the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education agreed to end the benefit in a proposed settlement. The Trump administration challenged in-state tuition policies in multiple states, saying they discriminate against out-of-state American citizen students. The student group, represented by MALDEF, argued denial of ability to defend could force members to reduce coursework, withdraw, or reconsider college. The Justice Department contended that choosing not to pay higher tuition is not a legal injury. DOJ and the council said they are reviewing the order.
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