The law was passed in 2001 to allow young adults who were in the United States illegally to pay reduced in-state tuition if they met certain residency criteria. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenged the law in a joint lawsuit with the Trump administration, citing President Donald Trump’s executive orders looking to crack down on illegal immigration. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor quickly ruled in favor of the lawsuit, saying the law violated the supremacy clause and was “unconstitutional and invalid.”
“Today, I entered a joint motion along with the Trump Administration opposing a law that unconstitutionally and unlawfully gave benefits to illegal aliens that were not available to American citizens,” Paxton said in a statement. “Ending this discriminatory and un-American provision is a major
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