The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit challenging an Illinois law that provides student financial aid to illegal immigrants, arguing it “plainly violates federal law” by unconstitutionally discriminating against U.S. citizens.
Last month, Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, signed a bill amending the Retention of Illinois Students and Equity Act, known as the RISE Act, to expand eligibility for state-funded scholarships, grants, stipends, and other financial aid administered by local governments and public universities to illegal immigrants in Illinois who are not eligible for federal aid. The law goes into effect on Jan. 1.
Illinois has more than 27,000 illegal immigrants enrolled in higher education, according to data from Higher Ed Immigration Portal.
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