Texas Universities to Identify Undocumented Students, Adjust Tuition

Texas Higher Education Directive

• 🎯 The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has instructed public colleges and universities to identify students living in the country illegally.
• 💰 This directive mandates that undocumented students currently paying in-state tuition will need to transition to out-of-state tuition rates.
• ❓ The agency has not provided specific guidance on the methods schools should use to identify these students.

Related Immigration Developments

• ⚖️ This action coincides with a Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their origin.
• 🗣️ The Department of Homeland Security views this ruling as a victory, while Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson dissented, with Sotomayor criticizing the federal government's conduct as flagrantly unlawful.
• ⏳ The Supreme Court's decision will remain in effect while the legal process continues in lower courts.