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President Donald Trump’s U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi Recently, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker signed a controversial Illinois law that extends students’ financial aid to illegal immigrants, including in-state tuition and scholarships.
In a statement Tuesday, Ministry of Justice It announced that it has filed a complaint against the state to the southern Illinois region, Pritzker, Attorney General Kwame Raoul, also a Democrat and the trustee of Illinois State University.
The Justice Department is seeking to prevent the state from enacting its laws to grant financial aid to illegal immigrants, which the Department claims violates federal law and unconstitutional to U.S. citizens.
The Justice Department noted in the complaint that “Federal law prohibits the illegal provision of any post-residence benefits in the United States, regardless of their right of residence unless U.S. citizens and nationals also have access to the benefits.”
Therefore, the complaint claims that Illinois’ law is a “blatant violation of federal law.”
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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Justice Department are challenging Illinois law to grant students financial aid to illegal immigrants. Democratic Governor JB Pritzker signed a law in August to extend students’ financial aid eligibility to illegal persons. (Jason C. Andrew/Bloomberg via Getty Images and Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
In a statement from the Justice Department, U.S. Attorney Steven Weinhoeft, a U.S. attorney for the southern region of Illinois, commented: “Illinois clearly aspires to win the ‘competition”’ for the country’s leading shelter””
Weinhoeft Illegal aliens It is a clear violation of federal law, “this policy treats illegal foreigners better than American citizens living in other states and inspires more illegal immigrants, which are all a dime for taxpayers. ”
“Illinois citizens deserve better,” he said.
Bondy commented: “The Justice Department has filed several lawsuits to prevent our students from being treated like second-class citizens – Illinois is now on the list of states that we work tirelessly to defend federal law.”
In response to the complaint, a spokesman for the Pritzker office told Fox News Numbers, “This is another blatant attempt to deprive Illinois of resources and opportunities.”
“While the Trump administration has deprived federal resources from all Americans, Illinois provides a consistent and inclusive educational pathway to all students, including immigrants and first-generation students, to get support and support our state,” a spokesperson said. “All Illinoisians deserve fair shots to get education, and our programs and policies are consistent with federal law.”
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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Center, Speech; to the right is the side of Mayor Brandon Johnson. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
In August, Pritzker is a 2028 Democratic presidential contender rumor A bill signed Regardless of immigration status, opening student financial aid to all Illinois residents opens avenue for illegal immigrants living in the state to receive financial benefits for education.
The bill aims to establish “equity to qualify for financial aid and benefits” for all students in the state.
“A student who is an Illinois resident and who is not eligible for federal financial aid, including but not limited to trans students who have been disqualified for failing to obtain registration for selective services or who have not obtained legal permanent residence, should be eligible for financial aid and benefits.”
The law has Severely criticized by parents of the state.
Michelle Cunney, head of the education chapter for Illinois mothers and local parents, called the new law a “nightmare” in an interview with Fox News Digital.
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“To be honest, it’s scary that we not only pay for it, but we pay for citizens … and, as parents, don’t know how it will really affect our children and their education.”
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She said under Pritzker, “We know that kids who are not here will get … more opportunities and opportunities to get scholarships and our kids because for Pritzker, there are a lot of others, we don’t matter. We don’t have money.”
A spokesman for Raoul’s office told Fox News: “The Office of Digitalization is reviewing the case and there is no further comment”.
