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August 8, 2012
Rutgers Cannot Deny Financial Aid to U.S. Citizen Student Because of Parents' Immigration Status
The New Jersey Appellate Division today ruled today in favor of a young American citizen denied state financial aid last year based on the immigration status of her mother rather than her own residency. The court?s ruling stated the student, A.Z., was in fact eligible for a Tuition Aid Grant (TAG) from the state and that the state?s Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESSA) misapplied the law when it denied her application. The ACLU-NJ and the Rutgers Constitutional Litigation Clinic filed an appeal last year on behalf of A.Z., who was a high school senior when HESAA denied her TAG grant application because her ?parents are not legal New Jersey residents.? ?This is an important ruling for children of immigrants throughout New Jersey. For the purpose of state financial aid, American citizens cannot be punished for the immigration status of their parents." said Ronald K. Chen of Rutgers Law School-Newark's Constitutional Litigation Clinic, who argued the case on behalf of A.Z. ?HESAA clearly misapplied the law and the court admonished the agency in response.?
Florida also has denied financial assistance to U.S.?citizen children of undocumented parents.
KJ
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