{"id":37219,"date":"2026-08-10T21:13:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37219"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:13:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:13:47","slug":"doj-sues-new-york-connecticut-and-vermont-over-granting-illegal-immigrants-in-state-college-tuition-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37219","title":{"rendered":"DOJ sues New York, Connecticut and Vermont over granting illegal immigrants in-state college tuition rate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 The Department of Justice is suing three blue states to challenge laws that let non-citizens benefit from college tuition rates offered to legal residents and other financial assistance.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuits against New York, Connecticut and Vermont alleged that state laws unconstitutionally discriminate against American citizens who don\u2019t receive reduced fees, scholarships or other financial benefits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongress long ago made clear that States cannot put illegal aliens over our nation\u2019s own citizens,\u201d said Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy granting illegal aliens in-state tuition, New York, Vermont, and Connecticut are doing just that. 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