"This is the seventh state the Trump administration has sued over such policies. Some states have fought the Justice Department, while several Republican-led states quickly agreed to stop offering undocumented students in-state tuition. The rapid change in policies spurred confusion and chaos for students as they scrambled to find ways to pay for their education. Some advocacy groups have sought to join the lawsuits to challenge the Justice Department."
"Trump lawyers argued in the Virginia lawsuit and elsewhere that such policies discriminate against U.S. citizens because out-of-state students aren't eligible for in-state tuition. In Virginia, undocumented students can qualify for the reduced rate if they graduated from a state high school and if they or their parents filed Virginia income tax returns for at least two years before they enroll at a postsecondary institution."
The Department of Justice sued to block Virginia laws that allow eligible undocumented students to pay in-state tuition. The lawsuit is the seventh against states with such policies under the Trump administration. The Justice Department asked a federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia to bar enforcement of the in-state tuition laws. Trump lawyers say the policies discriminate against U.S. citizens because out-of-state students are not eligible for in-state rates. In Virginia, undocumented students qualify if they graduated from a state high school and if they or their parents filed Virginia income tax returns for at least two years.
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