DOJ Hits Minnesota with Federal Lawsuit for Giving Illegal Aliens ‘Free’ College Tuition – EVOL

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit this week against the state of Minnesota, challenging laws that provide illegal immigrants with in-state and “free” college tuition.

The state’s laws have provoked outrage as those taxpayer-funded benefits are not equally available to all U.S. citizens.

In its legal complaint, the DOJ argues that Minnesota’s law violates federal immigration statutes by offering public education benefits to individuals unlawfully in the country while discriminating against out-of-state American citizens.

The lawsuit is part of a broader crackdown led by the Trump administration following two executive orders signed earlier this year aimed at eliminating taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal aliens.

“No state can be allowed to treat Americans like second-class citizens in their own country by offering financial benefits to illegal aliens,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said.

“The Department of Justice just won on this exact issue in Texas, and we look forward to taking this fight to Minnesota in order to protect the rights of American citizens first.”

Under federal law, states are prohibited from offering higher education benefits to illegal immigrants unless those same benefits are made available to all U.S. citizens, regardless of residency.

The DOJ’s lawsuit seeks to block Minnesota from

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