From Inside Higher Ed: Colorado is the latest state targeted by the Department of Justice for its in-state tuition policies for undocumented students. The DOJ has sued 14 other states for allowing undocumented students to pay in-state tuition, three of which quickly agreed to end those policies. One case was dismissed and another ended in a win for the DOJ in federal court. Colorado passed a law in 2013 establishing that undocumented students could qualify for in-state tuition if they met certain residency requirements or had graduated from a high school in Colorado. In its filing, the DOJ argued that the state’s policy is unlawful because it extends lower tuition rates and state financial aid opportunities to undocumented students that are not available to out-of-state students who are U.S. citizens. It also claims the policy encourages illegal immigration...
Full story at https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2026/07/28/doj-sues-colorado-over-state-tuition-noncitizens.
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