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A federal lawsuit threatens to dismantle California’s 25-year-old program that lets undocumented students pay in-state tuition and access financial aid—potentially forcing thousands to drop out as costs soar from $46 to $475 per unit at community colleges and from $15K to $55K annually at UCs. The Trump administration argues this violates federal law by favoring non-citizens over citizens from other states, while California counters that its law already includes U.S. citizens meeting residency rules. With a federal judge poised to rule soon, this legal battle is part of a broader federal assault on California’s higher ed policies—and could reshape access to college for tens of thousands of students nationwide.

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