DOJ Targets Arkansas Over Tuition | Fayetteville Arkansas News

The Justice Department is suing Arkansas over its in-state tuition policy for certain immigrants, arguing it violates federal law by giving preferential treatment to non-citizens while denying similar benefits to U.S. citizens. The lawsuit follows a Kansas court ruling against a similar state law and is part of a broader national trend — the DOJ has already filed 25 similar cases, winning six, with more pending in states like California, New York, and Hawaii. Arkansas’s law allows foreign nationals with work permits or students who graduated locally after three years to pay lower tuition, which the feds say undermines fairness and citizenship rights. Officials from Arkansas’s governor’s office and attorney general are expected to respond soon as this legal battle intensifies across the country. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f93724702fb329d6