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Trump’s DoJ sues California over college tuition benefits for undocumented students

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People walk through the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in Los Angeles, California, on 11 August 2025. Photograph: Daniel Cole/Reuters

The justice department sued California on Thursday for allowing undocumented college students to pay in-state tuition for public universities, alleging the policy harms US citizens.

The lawsuit, filed in the US district court for the eastern district of California, marks the third time this week that the Trump administration has sued California. In addition to challenging the state’s in-state tuition policy, the lawsuit argues that California unlawfully extends eligibility for scholarships and subsidized loans to undocumented students.

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