Ga. Court Of Appeals Reverses In-State Tuition Decision For DACA Students

Charles Kuck, the attorney representing the group of DACA recipients, said he will appeal the ruling to the Georgia Supreme Court.

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The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s decision Monday that would have allowed immigrant students who have temporary permission to stay in the country to pay in-state tuition at Georgia’s public colleges and universities.

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In late December, a Fulton County Superior Court judge ruled that students with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status should be entitled to pay in-state tuition, but that ruling had been put on hold after the university system appealed the ruling.