Federal judge strikes down Kansas law offering in-state tuition rate to qualified immigrants

A federal judge in Kansas blocks use of a 2004 law enabling qualified immigrant students to pay in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: September 10, 2026

Words: 841

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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TOPEKA — A U.S. District Court judge issued an order forbidding enforcement of a bipartisan Kansas law adopted in 2004 that allowed certain immigrant students at public colleges and universities to pay in-state tuition rates rather than higher out-of-state rates.

Beneficiaries of the controversial state statute have been community college or university students who were brought to the United States as children, completed a high school education in Kansas and agreed to seek citizenship while …

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