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Virginia AG Reverses Course on In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants

1/23/2026

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Attorney General Jay Jones (D) has reversed his predecessor's stance on in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants in Virginia.
Jones filed a motion to withdraw from an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to challenge the Virginia Dream Act of 2020, which the DOJ says discriminates against out-of-state U.S. citizens.
Advocacy groups, including the ACLU of Virginia, have intervened in the lawsuit.

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Attorney General Jay Jones (D) has reversed his predecessor's stance on in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants in Virginia.
Jones filed a motion to withdraw from an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to challenge the Virginia Dream Act of 2020, which the DOJ says discriminates against out-of-state U.S. citizens.
Advocacy groups, including the ACLU of Virginia, have intervened in the lawsuit.