Discounted college tuition for illegal immigrants policy leads DOJ to sue Kentucky

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Tuesday the Justice Department volition beryllium filing suit against Kentucky for a argumentation that allows amerciable immigrants residing successful the Bluegrass State to suffice for in-state tuition rates astatine nationalist universities.

U.S. v. Andrew Beshear was filed successful the Lexington-based Eastern District national court, alleging the instrumentality "unconstitutionally discriminates against U.S. citizens not afforded the aforesaid privilege," perceptibly from out-of-state.

"No authorities tin beryllium allowed to dainty Americans similar second-class citizens successful their ain state by offering fiscal benefits to amerciable aliens," Bondi said.

"The Department of Justice conscionable won on this nonstop contented successful Texas, and we look guardant to warring successful Kentucky to support the rights of American citizens."

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A motion connected US-460 leaving Virginia greets drivers adjacent Mouthcard, Kentucky, successful 2017. (Charlie Creitz)

When reached for comment, a typical for Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said helium had nary relation successful creating the argumentation and that it is enforced by the Kentucky Council connected Postsecondary Education (KCPE) which is an autarkic agency.

"We haven’t been served with this suit and had nary beforehand notice, nor immoderate anterior treatment with the Department of Justice astir it," Beshear spokesperson Crystal Staley told Fox News Digital.

Staley said the regularisation was issued "before 2010" and that KCPE, not Beshear, has sole authorization to find tuition-related residency requirements.

"The politician has nary authorization to change CPE’s regulations and should not beryllium a enactment to the lawsuit."

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Melissa Young, a KCPE spokesperson, said the bureau conscionable recovered retired astir the suit connected Tuesday greeting and that they are not prepared to connection elaborate comment.

The KCPE’s wide counsel’s bureau is inactive successful the process of reviewing the applicable regulations, and the bureau is conducting a reappraisal earlier stating its ceremonial presumption connected the suit, Young told Fox News Digital.

Republicans, who control the authorities legislature, lambasted Beshear and said they person tried to close the law.

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State Rep. T.J. Roberts of Burlington noted helium has authored House Bill 352 to portion illegal immigrants from immoderate classification of Kentucky residency, peculiarly for acquisition tuition purposes.

He praised Bondi and President Donald Trump for lasting up for "unconstitutional favoritism against U.S. citizens," which helium blamed connected the governor.

"The Beshear medication has been fixed the accidental to close this incorrect – archetypal erstwhile I introduced authorities to shed airy connected the issue, and again pursuing a palmy ineligible situation successful Texas. Unfortunately, the politician has chosen to disregard those opportunities and alternatively continues to defy the Constitution, manipulate the regulatory process to beforehand his ain agenda, and misuse the powers of his bureau to elevate his nationalist governmental ambitions. It’s a shameful disservice to the radical of Kentucky," Roberts said.