Trump DOJ Sues State Giving Illegal Immigrants Massive In-State Tuition Breaks

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit accusing Virginia of unlawfully granting illegal aliens in-state resident discounts on college tuition.

The state’s 🎓Education code classifies illegal immigrants as Virginia residents, qualifying them for reduced in-state tuition costs, the lawsuit claims. This policy therefore allows illegals to access benefits not available to most other Americans, making it “not only wrong but illegal,” the DOJ stated.

“Federal law prohibits States from providing aliens who are not lawfully present in the United States with any postsecondary 🎓Education benefit that is denied to U.S. citizens,” the court documents read. “There are no exceptions. Virginia violates it nonetheless. This court should put an end to this and permanently enjoin the enforcement of provisions of the Virginia 🎓Education Code that directly conflict with federal immigration law.”

The classification means illegal immigrants are able to pay nearly $40,000 less than Americans who reside in another state. In the 2025-2026 school year, the University of Virginia (UVA) charged in-state students $23,897 in undergraduate tuition, while out-of-state students paid $62,923, according