On June 25, 2025, the Department of Justice sued Governor Tim Walz, the State of Minnesota, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and the Minnesota Office of Higher Education over the state’s policy allowing in-state tuition benefits for undocumented students. Under the Minnesota Dream Act, signed into law in 2013, undocumented students who grew up in the state can pay in-state tuition rates if they meet various criteria, including spending three years at and graduating from a Minnesota high school. The Department of Justice claims Minnesota is violating federal law and discriminating against U.S. citizens who reside outside the state by providing benefits to undocumented students while denying them to out-of-state U.S. citizens. The suit also takes issue with the state’s North Star Promise Program, a free college program launched last year for Minnesotans who meet certain requirements, including undocumented students who live in the state.