SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Trump administration filed a lawsuit Tuesday to block Illinois from providing in-state tuition and financial aid to undocumented immigrants. However, Democrats argue that immigrant, first-generation and marginalized students should not be left behind because of where they were born.

The Justice Department said Illinois' laws unconstitutionally discriminate against U.S. citizens, who are not afforded the same reduced tuition rates or scholarships. Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a complaint in the Southern District of Illinois against Gov. JB Pritzker, Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the boards of trustees of state universities seeking to enjoin Illinois from enforcing the laws and bring them into compliance with federal requirements.

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