A federal judge terminated a Nebraska law on Wednesday that allowed undocumented students to access in-state tuition.
The law, which passed in 2006, required undocumented students to have lived in the state for a number of years and have graduated from a Nebraska high school.
U.S. District Court Judge Brian Buescher overturned the law, saying it violated federal law by allowing undocumented immigrants to receive benefits that don’t extend to U.S. citizens.
Buescher mentioned how the students can receive in-state tuition, whereas out-of-state students have to pay higher rates for their education.
Supporters of the law said the lawsuit was a friendly suit due to the fact that the state’s attorney general Mike Hilgers didn’t fight for it and instantly went into a proposed agreement with the federal government.
Two groups that help undocumented students receive scholarships and other resources attempted to stall the ruling. However, Buesher said they had no ground to intervene.
