Justice Dept Challenges State Tuition Policies | Topeka News

Topeka News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 20, 2026 · 2m

The Trump-era Justice Department is launching a sweeping federal crackdown on state tuition policies that grant in-state rates to undocumented students, filing lawsuits in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont — part of a broader push to prevent non-citizens from receiving educational benefits over U.S. citizens. Already, courts in Texas, Kentucky, and Oklahoma have sided against these policies, with some states even backing the federal government. The DOJ argues colleges shouldn’t offer preferential tuition to undocumented students, framing it as protecting American students’ rights — while…