Nebraska Agrees to Halt In-State Tuition, Scholarship Programs for Illegal Immigrants

The Justice Dept. has been successful in challenging similar laws in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kentucky, and lawsuits are pending in other states.
Nebraska Agrees to Halt In-State Tuition, Scholarship Programs for Illegal Immigrants
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen speaks during a ceremony in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol on June 7, 2023. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
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Under an agreement reached with the federal government on Tuesday, Nebraska will stop providing in-state tuition and scholarship programs for illegal immigrants.

The state and the Justice Department (DOJ) filed a proposed consent decree in district court, asking a judge to approve the agreement.

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