U.S. Education Department Investigates Scholarships for Immigrant Students
TL;DR
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has launched investigations into five universities over alleged exclusionary scholarships favoring DACA and undocumented students, potentially violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by discriminating based on national origin, race, or ethnicity. The probes follow complaints from the Legal Insurrection Foundation’s Equal Protection Project, emphasizing the protection of American-born students' rights and examining other scholarships that may discriminate based on race or ethnicity.
- U.S. Department of Education Opens Investigations into Five Universities for Alleged Exclusionary Scholarships Benefitting Illegal Alien Students U.S. Department of Education (.gov)
- Education Department Investigates Scholarships for DACA Students The New York Times
- Federal investigations target college aid to immigrants and minorities The Washington Post
- Trump administration opens inquiry into universities over Daca scholarships The Guardian
- Education Department launches probe into foreign-born student scholarships Axios
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