Overview

• U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor issued a permanent injunction on June 5 barring Texas from enforcing laws that granted in-state tuition to those not lawfully present in the country.
• The Justice Department filed its lawsuit on June 4 in the Northern District of Texas, arguing the state law clashed with federal immigration requirements and Trump-era executive orders.
• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a joint motion with the DOJ to have the ‘Texas Dream Act’ declared unconstitutional and permanently blocked.
• About 57,000 undocumented students were enrolled under the policy, paying roughly $11,000 in-state tuition instead of the approximately $41,000 out-of-state rate at schools like the University of Texas at Austin.
• Advocates warn the decision will limit college access for undocumented residents, while opponents hail it as an affirmation of federal supremacy over state immigration provisions.