Advocates ask court for chance to defend Texas Dream Act, in-state tuition for immigrant students

Students, immigrant-rights advocates, and Austin Community College are appealing to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to allow them to defend the Texas Dream Act, which permits certain immigrant students to pay in-state tuition. A federal judge blocked the law after the Trump administration and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton argued it conflicts with federal immigration law, but advocates claim the law benefits Texas by making college affordable for students educated in the state.