DACA Students in Arizona Denied In-State Tuition

The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that Arizona students protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program will no longer be eligible for in-state college tuition.

NPR reports that the 7-0 ruling on Monday upholds an earlier decision in the Court of Appeals that said DACA recipients who have been granted "lawful status" but not "legal status" do not qualify to pay resident rates.

The decision affects more than 2,000 students enrolled in Arizona's community colleges and three public universities. The fee changes will take effect immediately and in some cases more than triple the annual cost of attendance.

People who have benefitted from the DACA program have been allowed to stay in the U.S. despite coming here illegally as children with their parents.

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