DOJ presses case against in-state tuition for undocumented Maryland students

The Justice Department is asking a federal judge in Maryland for summary judgment in its lawsuit challenging a 2011 state law that provides in-state tuition and other education-related assistance to undocumented immigrants living in the state.

By: Bryan P. Sears

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: September 21, 2026

Words: 538

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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The Department of Justice is asking a federal judge in Maryland for summary judgment in its lawsuit challenging a 2011 state law that provides in-state tuition and other education-related assistance to undocumented immigrants living in the state.

Maryland is one of 21 states where federal attorneys have filed similar lawsuits. Last month, the Maryland Office of the Attorney General asked that the federal government’s case be dismissed, a motion the Justice Department pushed back on.

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