The Department of Justice (DOJ) is challenging a Virginia law that allows some immigrants residing illegally in the country to be eligible for in-state tuition, filing a lawsuit against the state on Monday.

The Virginia law extends eligibility to people who established residency in the state at least one year prior, and a student cannot be disqualified based on their immigration status.

“This is not only wrong, but also illegal. The discriminatory treatment in the challenged law, which favors illegal immigrants at the expense of citizens, is totally prohibited and overturned by federal law," the 13-page lawsuit states. The DOJ filed its lawsuit in the federal district court in Richmond, Virginia. A judge has not yet been filed. This lawsuit adds to the legal challenges the Trump administration has against other states over similar policies that give immigrants access to in-state tuition and educational benefits, The Hill reported. In June, the administration first sued Texas and then filed lawsuits against Kentucky, Oklahoma, Illinois, and California have reached settlements with the three Republican states, while Illinois and California continue to fight their lawsuits. The Virginia lawsuit comes as Democrats prepare to take over the governorship and the state attorney general's office next month, following a string of victories in the recent elections. are denied to citizens. "There are no exceptions. Yet Virginia violates it," the lawsuit states. "This court should put an end to this and permanently prohibit the application of provisions of the Virginia Education Code that directly conflict with federal immigration law."

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