In-State College Tuition for Illegal Immigrants–What to Know

[epoch_component type=”photo_gallery” position=”left” section_title=”” width=”1200″ items=”5908624,” image_stays=”false” stays_for_paragraphs=””][/epoch_component] Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia provide in-state tuition and financial aid for illegal immigrants despite a federal prohibition against the practice. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1996, prohibits states from offering in-state tuition rates to illegal immigrants unless that same benefit is extended to all U.S. citizens, regardless of residency. The Trump administration is targeting states that offer in-state tuition for illegal immigrants. Two Republican-dominated states ended the practice after the Department of Justice (DOJ) sued. The lawsuits were filed after President Donald Trump’s April executive order directing the department to take legal action against the practice....