The federal Justice Department on Wednesday filed a complaint to stop Texas from giving in-state tuition to immigrant students without legal status.

In a press release, the U.S. Justice Department said Texas unconstitutionally discriminates against U.S. citizens who aren’t afforded the same privileges.

“The Justice Department will relentlessly fight to vindicate federal law and ensure that U.S. citizens are not treated like second-class citizens anywhere in the country,” Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in the statement.

Texas, the complaint reads, allows students “who are not lawfully present in the United States to qualify for reduced tuition at public state colleges, even as U.S. citizens from other states must pay higher tuition rates.”

DOJ said the policy conflicts with federa

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