{"id":520631,"date":"2026-08-10T14:07:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/us-sues-new-york-connecticut-and-vermont-over-aid-to-undocumented-migrants\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T14:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:07:12","slug":"us-sues-new-york-connecticut-and-vermont-over-aid-to-undocumented-migrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/international\/us-sues-new-york-connecticut-and-vermont-over-aid-to-undocumented-migrants\/","title":{"rendered":"US sues New York, Connecticut and Vermont over aid to undocumented migrants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New York.- <\/strong>The United States Department of Justice<\/strong> sued the states of New York, Connecticut, and Vermont<\/strong> this Monday to challenge several state laws that grant in-state tuition rates and financial aid to undocumented immigrants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. Department of Justice argues in three lawsuits that these laws “unconstitutionally discriminate against citizens”<\/strong> of the United States, who “are not granted the same reduced tuition rates or scholarships.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, consider that the rules “create incentives for irregular immigration and reward undocumented foreigners with benefits,” and requests that their application be prohibited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may be interested in: <\/strong>Justice stops New York’s attempt to force ICE agents to show face and identification<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the case of New York, the state allows undocumented students<\/strong> and other learners to access scholarships and grants administered by the state to cover the costs of their university education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, these benefits are not intended solely for foreigners without legal immigration status, but also for those who hold a U visa (for victims of certain crimes such as domestic violence), a T visa (for victims of human trafficking), or Temporary Protected Status (TPS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The regulation also requires that other requirements be met, such as the beneficiary having graduated from high school in the state and, in addition, having enrolled in a university degree within five years of their graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For its part, Vermont law allows undocumented or non-citizen students residing in the state to access in-state tuition rates<\/strong>, and also extends state financial aid based on economic need to all students, regardless of their immigration status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similarly, Connecticut passed a law in 2011 that allows undocumented students residing in the state to pay in-state tuition<\/strong>, with requirements such as having graduated from a high school in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the statement, the lawsuits filed today bring to 17 the number of legal actions<\/strong> seeking to challenge these types of measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DOJ has already succeeded in having Texas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Illinois block similar laws that granted reduced-price tuition to undocumented immigrants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This department has also filed other lawsuits against similar laws in Minnesota, Virginia, California, New Jersey, Kansas, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland, and Colorado. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New York.- The United States Department of Justice sued the states of New York, Connecticut, and Vermont this Monday to challenge several state laws that grant in-state tuition rates and financial aid to undocumented immigrants. The U.S. Department of Justice argues in three lawsuits that these laws “unconstitutionally discriminate against citizens” of the United States, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":520632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[44182,40467,40963,40230],"class_list":["post-520631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-international","tag-cover","tag-help","tag-undocumented","tag-united-states"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-2brh","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Copia-de-Copia-de-Post-de-Instagram-Feliz-Cumpleanos-Sencillo-Minimalista-Azul-1000-x-500-px-2026-08-10T140554.864.jpg","dum_api":{"author_name":"EFE","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1200px-EFE_logo.svg-96x96.png","categories_name":["International"],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Copia-de-Copia-de-Post-de-Instagram-Feliz-Cumpleanos-Sencillo-Minimalista-Azul-1000-x-500-px-2026-08-10T140554.864.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=520631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520631\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/520632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=520631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=520631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=520631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}