Community colleges in San Diego and Imperial County are sounding the alarm over a federal lawsuit targeting federal support for colleges that serve Latino students.

The suit was filed by Students for Fair Admissions, the conservative legal activist group that sued Harvard University over its admissions practices and led the U.S. Supreme Court to two years ago.

This time, the group is challenging the constitutionality of the federal Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) program. The program grants additional federal funding to colleges and universities where more than a quarter of students identify as Latino.

At a news conference at Southwestern College in Chula Vista on Thursday morning, community college officials said the lawsuit threatened more than $15 million in annual funding for the

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