Overview

• On August 5, the DOJ filed a complaint in the Eastern District of Oklahoma seeking to block a law that grants in-state tuition to students regardless of immigration status.
• Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond joined the federal motion, calling the policy discriminatory and unlawful under federal statutes.
• This action follows similar DOJ suits against Texas, Minnesota and Kentucky as courts weigh whether state tuition breaks conflict with the Supremacy Clause.
• In Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton declined to defend the 2001 Dream Act policy and secured a permanent injunction, affecting about 57,000 students.
• Advocacy groups warn that tens of thousands of undocumented students in more than 20 states could face steep tuition hikes and enrollment disruptions if other challenges succeed.