From Inside Higher Ed: The Florida Board of Governors... took a step toward barring undocumented students from admission to the state system’s 12 public universities. A proposed rule, discussed... by the board’s academic affairs committee, would block these students from enrolling, unless institutions already admitted “all academically qualified applicants,” starting in the 2027–28 academic year. The committee adopted a version of the proposal, but the rule still needs approval from the full Board of Governors. The rule would be a blow to thousands of noncitizen students in the state. An estimated 8,000 undocumented students graduate from high school in Florida annually, and over 49,000 undocumented students are enrolled in Florida colleges, according to the Higher Ed Immigration Portal.
While current students wouldn’t be affected, new students would be blocked form enrolling if they’re “present in the United States unlawfully,” according to the current proposal. The committee lightly tweaked the proposal’s language to clarify students studying online at Florida universities from other countries would be permitted to do so...
Full story at https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/state-policy/2026/06/26/florida-universities-could-ban-undocumented-students.
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