A federal judge blocked Nebraska’s policy that allowed undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates and made related scholarship participants ineligible. The ruling followed a DOJ lawsuit that argued the long-standing Nebraska law violated federal requirements. U.S. District Court Judge Brian Buescher quashed the two-decade-old criteria-based framework, citing federal law conflicts and rejecting intervention requests from two nonprofits, including a scholarship provider tied to DACA and an immigrant-refugee organization. The Nebraska decision continues a broader DOJ strategy that has already toppled similar state policies in multiple jurisdictions, creating new financial-aid and affordability pressures for students at public institutions.