The Equal Protection Project has sent a Request to the Department of Justice calling for an investigation and possible enforcement action against Colorado’s Advancing Students for a Stronger Economy Tomorrow (ASSET) law, which, among other things, provides in-state tuition discounts to students illegally in the country while denying similar benefits to American citizens resident in other states.
Discrimination against American-born students has been a focus at EPP for a while. You may recall that in July 2025, after EPP complaints against five universities for DACA/”Undocumented” only scholarships, the Department of Education opened investigations and launched an initiative to address discrimination against Americans, creating a media firestorm: