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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the State of Texas over a 24-year-old law that allows undocumented immigrants to be charged in-state tuition at universities.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, speaking on behalf of the DOJ, believes the "Texas Dream Act" treats some U.S. residents like "second-class citizens."

DOJ Sues Texas

What we know:

The DOJ filed its complaint in the Northern District of Texas on Wednesday. The suit alleges that Texas is in violation of the "supremacy clause," due to providing undocumented immigrants who live in Texas with in-state tuition at state universities.

In a statement released by Bondi on Wednesday, the head of the DOJ says Texas law "blatantly conflicts" with federal law in this regard.

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