Arizona Supreme Court rules Arizona colleges can't give in-state tuition to DACA recipients

April 10, 2018
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The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Monday that recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program are not eligible to receive in-state tuition rates at Arizona colleges.

Justices on the Arizona Supreme Court agreed with the Arizona Court of Appeals ruling^ which said Maricopa Community Colleges are not permitted under state and federal law to give DACA recipients in-state tuition^ according to The Arizona Republic. 

According to the publication^ more than 2^000 DACA recipients pay in-state rates at community colleges or state universities in Arizona.

Read more at The Hill: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/382342-arizona-supreme-court-rules-arizona-colleges-cant-give-in-state