Executive Order Targets In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students

On Monday, April 28, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled, Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens. The Executive Order states that, “the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and appropriate agency heads, shall identify and take appropriate action to stop the enforcement of State and local laws, regulations, policies, and practices favoring aliens over any groups of American citizens that are unlawful, preempted by Federal law, or otherwise unenforceable, including State laws that provide in-State higher education tuition to aliens but not to out-of-State American citizens that may violate 8 U.S.C. 1623 or that favor aliens in criminal charges or sentencing.”

The Executive Order may be accessed here. An article from Inside Higher Ed on the EO may be accessed here.